In accordance with no less than one report, New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers and Las Vegas Raiders broad 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 concerning Adams’ future whereas talking with reporters on Friday.
“I don’t understand how 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 a detailed friendship with him. We spend time within the offseason collectively. He’s an excellent man and an excellent participant. And the remainder of that’s out of my palms.”
Rodgers and Adams were teammates with the Inexperienced Bay Packers from 2014 by means of the 2021 season and the long run Corridor of Fame signal-caller raised eyebrows when he said over the summer time 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 because of a hamstring situation.
The Jets reportedly are the favorites to land Adams regardless that 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 need to transfer on from a corporation, as he engineered a commerce from the Packers to the Jets through 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 just isn’t all the time greener on the opposite aspect. However the grass is inexperienced the place you water it. You place the time in, you place intention and a focus to no matter you’re doing and you may make a particular scenario out of being wherever.”
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 change into teammates forward of New York’s “Monday Night time Soccer” residence recreation in opposition to the Buffalo Payments (3-1) on Oct. 14.