Jets followers dreaming of a Davante Adams commerce this winter could have gotten woke up from that dream Friday.
The Raiders are eradicating the interim tag from Antonio Pierce and making him their head coach, in line with a number of studies.
That transfer could kill the concept that the Raiders would commerce Adams this offseason or Adams would ask for a commerce.
Adams, the group’s star receiver, had been sad early within the 2023 season when he was not being focused typically beneath coach Josh McDaniels.
That led to hypothesis that the Raiders may commerce Adams.
The Jets inquired about Adams’ availability a number of instances earlier than the Oct. 31 commerce deadline however have been informed Adams was not out there.
McDaniels and common supervisor Dave Ziegler have been surprisingly fired the day after the commerce deadline.
That led many to imagine the Raiders would bear a rebuild in 2024 and Adams may be out there.
The Jets have been an apparent suitor for Adams since they want a large receiver to pair with Garrett Wilson and quarterback Aaron Rodgers and Adams spent eight years as teammates with the Packers.
However Pierce, the previous Giants linebacker, changed McDaniels and ended up going 5-4 over the remainder of the season.
Adams was one among a number of Raiders who have been vocal of their assist of Pierce.
“That’s my vote, and that’s principally how the entire locker room feels,” Adams mentioned of Pierce getting the job. “With good motive. He’s are available and accomplished an awesome job. He’s continued to win us over. It’s not simply the comfy factor. I feel having AP right here will likely be good for this group. He sort of embodies what it means to be a Raider. That mentality, that swag and all of the issues he endorses [are] the issues that I imagine in.
“It’s simple for a man like me, particularly having handled him a little bit bit this 12 months now and gotten to know him and see his evolution in entrance of the group. All these issues, all these totally different fields of being a head coach. Undoubtedly rooting for him.”
The Raiders haven’t employed a GM but however interim Champ Kelly might get the job.
With Adams’ assist of Pierce, it appears extremely unlikely he would now need out of Las Vegas.
The Raiders hiring Pierce additionally signifies they don’t really feel like they want a complete rebuild.
All of that would go away the Jets with out the choice of buying and selling for Adams.
The Jets nonetheless might fill their gap at large receiver by free company.
Tee Higgins, Mike Evans and Michael Pittman are all scheduled to develop into free brokers if their groups don’t re-sign them or use the franchise tag on them.
The Adams commerce rumors received’t be completely crushed till Pierce or the group’s new GM comes out and says they don’t seem to be buying and selling him, nevertheless it now feels extra probably that he will likely be in silver and black in 2024 as an alternative of inexperienced and white.
