In keeping with no less than one report, New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers and Las Vegas Raiders large receiver Davante Adams are on the cusp of starting a reunion tour now that Adams has knowledgeable the Raiders he needs out earlier than the Nov. 5 commerce deadline arrives.
Rodgers understandably was cautious about what he did and did not say relating to Adams’ future whereas talking with reporters on Friday.
“I don’t know the way a lot I can say about it,” Rodgers remarked, as shared by Andy Vasquez of NJ Advance Media for NJ.com. “There’s tampering. However I nonetheless have an in depth friendship with him. We spend time within the offseason collectively. He’s a terrific man and a terrific participant. And the remainder of that’s out of my fingers.”
Rodgers and Adams were teammates with the Inexperienced Bay Packers from 2014 by the 2021 season and the longer term Corridor of Fame signal-caller raised eyebrows when he said over the summer season he couldn’t “wait to play with [Adams] once more.” Adams and his camp subsequently claimed he wished to remain put, however one thing clearly modified after Las Vegas fell to 1-2 on the season.
Adams missed the Raiders’ Week 4 win over the Cleveland Browns attributable to a hamstring challenge.
The Jets reportedly are the favorites to land Adams though the 31-year-old has additionally been linked with the New Orleans Saints, Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens and Buffalo Payments. Rodgers can relate to what it feels wish to wish to transfer on from a company, as he engineered a commerce from the Packers to the Jets by way of a deal accomplished in April 2023.
“The grass is inexperienced the place you water it,” Rodgers added throughout his feedback. “There’s the fear-mongering that goes together with the adage that the grass is just not all the time greener on the opposite aspect. However the grass is inexperienced the place you water it. You set the time in, you place intention and a spotlight to no matter you’re doing and you can also make a particular state of affairs out of being anyplace.”
Rodgers will not have Adams as a goal when the 2-2 Jets play the 4-0 Minnesota Vikings in London this Sunday. It stays to be seen if the 2 will grow to be teammates forward of New York’s “Monday Evening Soccer” dwelling recreation towards the Buffalo Payments (3-1) on Oct. 14.
