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Several NFL insiders stated that star wide receiver Davante Adams might force his way out of the Raiders before this year’s trade deadline arrives on November 5th, both before and after Las Vegas Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce named journeyman Gardner Minshew his starting quarterback.
Jeff Howe of The Athletic reached out to “dozens of sources around the NFL this summer” and shared on Monday that “some around the league are wondering if the Raiders would move receiver Davante Adams at the trade deadline” if Las Vegas has a losing record after its Week 9 game at the Cincinnati Bengals on Nov. 3.
“They need to maximize their draft assets to find a franchise quarterback, and the 31-year-old Adams isn’t likely to be around when the Raiders are ready to make a playoff push,” Howe added.
Throughout the summer, Adams was frequently associated with a win-now New York Jets team that starts quarterback Aaron Rodgers, 40. From the 2014–21 season, Adams and Rodgers were teammates for the Green Bay Packers, and they are still close friends today.
In a different piece published on Monday, Mike Jones of The Athletic explained why he believes Adams will orchestrate a trade from the Raiders to a contender before Nov. 5 comes to an end.
As of Monday afternoon, DraftKings Sportsbook had the 2024 Raiders at +300 betting odds to make the playoffs. While it’s unknown if the Jets could make a trade for Adams work considering their salary-cap situation and the five-year, $141.25M contract he agreed to in March 2022, history shows clubs often resolve cap-related issues to acquire or sign/re-sign proven players.
Adams is most likely not going anywhere anytime soon, and he might even contribute to Minshew becoming a revelation who leads the Raiders to a couple of victories over the following two months. If this scenario doesn’t come to pass, though, it appears that Adams’ name will be brought up in trade rumors for the first part of the next season.