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  • December 14, 2024
Adams was shocked by the Jets collapse since his arrival

Adams was shocked by the Jets collapse since his arrival

Davante Adams has no regrets about trying to get traded to the Jets, despite all the drama and turmoil he’s witnessed in his five weeks with the team. But he said he has never looked forward to a bye week as much as this one.

Adams also said Wednesday during an appearance on Up & Adams with Kay Adams that he and Aaron Rodgers are not talking about playing on different teams next season. That was always a possibility, but now it’s more likely after general manager Joe Douglas was fired on Tuesday.

The Jets will be looking for an entirely new management team and coaching staff next season. Maybe they don’t want Rodgers, who turns 41 in two weeks, and maybe he doesn’t want him back.

“At the moment it’s really not something we talk about on a daily basis because we both have a positive attitude in the way we want to attack every week.” said Adams. “So when we talk about him being on a different team, and me being on a different team, that’s just not what we need in our heads right now.

“We just have to put out positive energy and thoughts and just keep working. We still have six weeks. We haven’t figured it out yet. The chance is very small.”

Nothing short of a miracle will keep the 3-8 Jets from missing the postseason for the 14th straight year. The score is just 1-4 since Adams and Rodgers, former teammates in Green Bay, reunited with the Jets. Adams is more surprised by that than Douglas’ dismissal.

“If you had bet me a million dollars, I would have bet that we wouldn’t have just one win right now,” Adams said.

On Douglas’ dismissal, Adams said: ‘It’s surprising, but it’s not just because you know how this game goes. When games aren’t won and things don’t look the way they were intended, something has to change.”

The Jets started this season under the leadership of Douglas and coach Robert Saleh. They end it with Phil Savage as interim GM and Jeff Ulbrich as interim coach.

“A lot of events have happened since I got here,” Adams said.

He was traded to the Jets from the Raiders a week after Saleh was fired. But it was eventful, and not in a good way, because so much was expected of the Jets this season.

“We’re way too talented a team on both ends to be in this position,” right tackle Morgan Moses said.

There’s also no guarantee that Adams will be back next season or will want to be. Like Rodgers, Adams’ salary for next season is not guaranteed.

“Whether or not I’m here next year is beyond my control,” Adams said. “I’m not really thinking about next year. I’m thinking of getting a few more wins before we get out of here.

“This was the change I wanted and the change I had to live with and make the most of. We’re not dead in the water. We still have a chance. If we didn’t have a chance, you’d still see my best efforts. I’m going to do everything I can to win every competition I’m in, no matter what.”