The Las Vegas Raiders are trading star wide receiver Davante Adams to the New York Jets, sources told NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
The Raiders will receive a third-round pick that can become a second-rounder based on performance as part of the deal, which is expected to be finalized Tuesday, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Jets have an extra third-round choice in 2025 after making a trade with the Detroit Lions during the 2024 draft.
The conditional third-round selection that now belongs to the Raiders will become a second-rounder if Adams claims an All-Pro berth or the Jets reach the AFC title game or Super Bowl with Adams on the active roster, a source told Schefter.
Las Vegas reportedly won’t pay any of Adams’ remaining salary.
Adams reportedly informed Las Vegas recently that he’d like to be traded. He was in Year 3 with the Raiders, who acquired him as part of a blockbuster trade from the Green Bay Packers during the 2022 offseason.
In New York, Adams will reunite with quarterback Aaron Rodgers, as they formed one of the NFL’s best duos as members of the Packers from 2014-21. Adams earned two first-team All-Pro berths in Green Bay and led the league with 18 TD catches in 2020.
The Jets – as well as the New Orleans Saints – were reportedly high on Adams’ wish list of preferred destinations due to his familiarity with the teams’ respective quarterbacks. However, New Orleans passer Derek Carr – Adam’s college QB at Fresno State – is dealing with an oblique injury that’s reportedly expected to sideline him for multiple games.
The Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Commanders were reportedly also interested in acquiring Adams. The Dallas Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs, and Buffalo Bills were linked to Adams as well, but the wideout’s salary was seemingly a potential issue for those teams due to their respective salary cap situations.
Adams, 31, appeared in 37 games for Las Vegas, catching 221 passes for 2,869 yards and 23 touchdowns. Adams made three appearances this year but has missed three straight contests due to a hamstring injury.
Adams has recorded 890 career receptions, 10,990 yards, and 96 touchdown catches, the latter being the second-best mark in the NFL since he entered the league as a second-round pick in 2014.
With Adams teaming up with Garrett Wilson, the Jets instantly form one of the league’s best wide-receiver duos. Wilson – a two-time 1,000-yard wideout – leads N.Y. with 41 receptions and 399 yards this year. He’s also scored three touchdowns, the second-most on the team behind Allen Lazard (five).
The AFC East club also signed Mike Williams in free agency, but the veteran wideout has caught just 10 passes this season.
New York suffered a 23-20 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football that dropped the team to 2-4. Rodgers said postgame that Williams ran the wrong route on the fourth-quarter play that resulted in a Bills interception to seal the game.
Week 6 was the club’s first game with interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich on the sideline instead of Robert Saleh, who was fired last week. The Jets also recently demoted offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett, giving their play-calling duties to quarterbacks coach Todd Downing.
Landing Adams is the latest major move by a desperate Jets team that hasn’t made the playoffs since the 2010 season.
