The Las Vegas Raiders have reportedly traded All-Pro wide receiver Davante Adams to the New York Jets in exchange for a conditional third-round pick that can become a second-round pick based on performance, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported on Tuesday (October 15).
The move will reunite Adams with Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, his teammate for his first eight NFL seasons with the Green Bay Packers.
"The #Raiders are completing a trade of star WR Davante Adams to the #Jets, sources say. Back with his good friend, Aaron Rodgers. As Las Vegas moves on," Rapoport wrote on his X account. "It’s a conditional 3rd rounder going to the #Raiders that can become a 2nd rounder based on performance."
Trade speculation centered around Adams, who hasn't played since September 22 due to a hamstring injury, reignited after comments made by Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce in Week 3. Pierce responded, "No, they didn't," when asked by a reporter during his postgame press conference if his team showed up following a 36-22 loss to the previously winless Carolina Panthers at home on September 22 and claimed "there were some individuals that made business decisions, so we'll make business decisions going forward as well," ESPN's Paul Gutierrez reported. The comments were made after Adams appeared to be disgusted and sat on the bench as his teammates went into the locker room down 21-7 at halftime.
On October 2, Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer reported that several other potential suitors viewed Adams as "engineering" a trade to the Jets in order to reunite with Rodgers.
"Teams involved Davante Adams’ market have become convinced the Raiders star is focused on engineering a trade to the Jets. The Bills and Steelers are among those who’ve inquired with Vegas on Adams, per sources," Breer wrote on his X account.
Breer's report came after ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that Adams preferred the Jets or New Orleans Saints as potential trade destinations. Adams was teammates with Rodgers on the Packers during his first eight NFL seasons and teammates with Saints quarterback Derek Carr in college at Fresno State, as well as during his first season with the Raiders, which played a major role in the franchise acquiring him. Saints wide receiver coach Keith Williams also serves as Adams' personal wide receiver coach and has mentored him.
Breer added that the Bills were "in the same category as the Saints" in that Adams "did show some interest in going there, too," but acknowledged that "cap implications would be tough to overcome in getting a deal done."
Adams has 18 receptions for 209 yards and one touchdown through his first three games of the 2024 season.