Davante Adams was brazenly pissed off with the quarterback state of affairs in Las Vegas final season, however it’s clear that Gardner Minshew has rapidly earned the respect of the large receiver.
Adams mentioned the Raiders’ huge Week 2 upset win over the Baltimore Ravens throughout an look on the “Up & Adams” present with Kay Adams on Tuesday. The Professional Bowl wideout was requested if he had a message for Minshew on the sideline after Minshew threw an interception late within the first half with Las Vegas trailing 6-3.
Adams stated he knew Minshew would shake off the turnover.
“I simply known as his identify and checked out him and smiled at him and simply shook my head saying, mainly, ‘We gonna be alright. Don’t fear about it,’” Adams recalled. “I imply, dude is among the most mentally robust individuals I’ve been round, so I wasn’t an excessive amount of frightened about him.”
Kay then requested Davante to elaborate on why he views Minshew as such a mentally robust participant.
“Simply being round him to this point, I can inform by the best way he responds to the critics. Some are native beat writers who had some BS on a scorching mic that they had been speaking about him,” Adams stated. “For him to bounce again and go right into a hostile surroundings like Baltimore, which clearly we all know it’s not simply the surroundings however the workforce itself is a pressure. So, to have the ability to snap out of getting a not-so-great Week 1 after which are available in and not-so-great first half and end towards a workforce like that. With out me even saying it, it proves that he has that kind of psychological toughness.”