Raiders trade Adams to Jets for reported third-round pick originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

Davante Adams appears to be leaving Las Vegas to reunite with an old friend.

The Las Vegas Raiders are trading the three-time All-Pro wide receiver to the New York Jets for a conditional third-round NFL Draft pick, reuniting him with quarterback Aaron Rodgers, NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport first reported Tuesday morning before the team move the official.

As Rapoport reported, the third-round pick the Jets send to the Raiders could become a second-round pick depending on how Adams performs with New York.

Although the trade was reportedly approved, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported shortly after that the move is expected to close sometime on Tuesday and that Las Vegas will not pay any of Adams’ remaining salary.

Adams arrived in Las Vegas in 2022 after spending his first eight NFL seasons with Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers. He made the Pro Bowl in his first season with the Raiders and had his fifth 100-catch, 1,000-yard season in 2023.

The 31-year-old wideout has 18 receptions for 209 yards and a touchdown so far in 2024. He missed the team’s last three games with a hamstring injury.

After the Raiders win in Week 4, Adams reportedly preferred to be traded from Las Vegas. He told Kay Adams of FanDuel on October 1 that he had not heard from Antonio Pierce after the Raiders head coach appeared to like a social media post suggesting the team would trade him.

The Jets and Saints were high on Adams’ list of potential landing spots, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Oct. 2. A trade to New Orleans would have reunited Adams with former Fresno State and Raiders teammate Derek Carr.

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