It didn’t take lengthy for Davante Adams to appreciate he wouldn’t be again with the Jets.
The now-Rams large receiver assumed his destiny as quickly as Aaron Rodgers, his longtime quarterback, described to him the February assembly through which head coach Aaron Glenn and basic supervisor Darren Mougey informed the QB he wouldn’t be again.
Adams had golfed with Rodgers in Las Vegas the day earlier than that assembly in Florham Park, N.J. The pair deliberate to golf once more as soon as Rodgers returned, Adams informed The Athletic.
“He was just in such a bad mood [after the meeting] that he hit me up and was like, ‘I’m not coming back, bro.’ He’s like, ‘This was horrible; they just disrespected me completely,’ ” Adams, 32, stated within the interview printed Tuesday.
“I thought he was being a little dramatic at first. I’m like, ‘Bro, don’t paraphrase it. How did he say this?’ [But] that’s how he said it. And I was shocked because I didn’t think anybody had the balls to, for lack of better words, to hit him with it like that.”
Adams’ interview got here out days after Rodgers detailed the assembly from his standpoint, saying on ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show” that he flew throughout the nation on his personal dime for a decision he felt might have occurred over the telephone.
Rodgers stated he anticipated to “have this long conversation” however was informed 20 seconds into the assembly that the Jets have been moving into a special path.
The Jets launched Adams on March 4 in a cap-saving transfer, however the large receiver stated he noticed it coming as quickly as he heard about Rodgers’ expertise.
“It was shocking, but right from that moment, I knew there was no chance that I’d be back there,” Adams stated.
Adams, a six-time Professional Bowler, turned a favourite goal of Rodgers throughout their eight seasons along with the Inexperienced Bay Packers.
The Jets acquired Adams in a mid-October commerce with the Las Vegas Raiders and have been 2-4 when the large receiver made his group debut.
Jets proprietor Woody Johnson had already fired head coach Robert Saleh by that time and would hearth basic supervisor Joe Douglas after Week 11.
Adams completed with 67 receptions for 854 yards and 7 touchdowns in 11 video games with the Jets, however the group completed 5-12.
“The leader in me likes to think that if I was there earlier, I could have had a bigger impact and maybe changed some things — just the morale of the team, getting guys used to winning and that different type of culture,” Adams stated.
“But getting there Oct. 15th is not an ideal time to make too many changes.”
Adams signed a two-year, $46 million contract with the Rams in March. Rodgers, 41, continues to weigh his choices, which embody signing with the quarterback-needy Steelers or retiring after 20 NFL seasons.
