Sources – Raiders willing to trade Davante Adams for pick, more

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders have informed other NFL teams that they would “consider” trading three-time All-Pro receiver Davante Adams for a package that includes a second-round draft pick and additional compensation would include, league sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Tuesday.

Adams, acquired from the Raiders in a blockbuster trade with the Green Bay Packers for first- and second-round draft picks on March 17, 2022, missed his first game as a member of the Raiders on Sunday due to a hamstring injury he sustained injured during training on Thursday.

He stood on the sideline during the Raiders' 20-16 victory over the Cleveland Browns and celebrated the first touchdown of his career over fellow receiver DJ Turner.

Earlier Tuesday, Adams appeared on “The Up & Adams Show with Kay Adams” and was asked if Raiders coach Antonio Pierce's verified Instagram account had liked a Sports Illustrated post featuring himself asked if Adams had played his last game against Las Vegas. The same was later removed.

“I haven't heard from him. I haven’t spoken to him,” Davante Adams said when asked if he had heard from Pierce. “…Social media is a beast, so a lot of people out there saw it and wondered what was going on and reached out.”

Davante Adams told Kay Adams that many people think his last loss came with the Raiders, saying, “All I can control is this conversation we're having here, and when we're done with it, can “I control everything.” is the next thing I plan to do.

Earlier this offseason, when there were so many rumors linking him to his former Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, now with the New York Jets, Adams' agents Kenny Chapman and Frank Bauer denied the speculation, calling it ” baseless” and “unfounded”.

Bauer, Adams, Pierce and Raiders general manager Tom Telesco did not respond to messages Tuesday. However, Pierce and Adams are scheduled to meet with local media on Wednesday.

Adams' salary for this season is $17.5 million, with $13.5 million still owed through the end of the season. And while he is under contract through 2025 and 2026, his annual salary increases to $36.25 million for each of those seasons.

At such a high price, a trade partner would likely have to get Adams to agree to a restructured contract.

Adams, 31, caused a stir in the Raiders building this offseason with several of his comments on the Netflix series “Receiver.”

During a halftime break in a Week 6 game against the New England Patriots, a game in which Adams was repeatedly hit, Adams said, “I've got to get out of here before I lose my damn life.” I've never been hit so many times in my career. While the comments themselves garnered attention, the fact that Adams, as a willing participant in the series, allowed them to be published caused a stir.

“I've seen parts of it, but there's nothing to talk about,” Pierce said at the start of training camp. “Davante signed up for the show, things were said and shown and it is what it is. You can’t erase it.”

Adams then missed the final two weeks of camp to return home for the birth of his son. And after Adams said he would prefer not to play in the preseason and Pierce said all starters would suit up for the Raiders' exhibition finale, Adams was “sore” after making an “uncomfortable movement” in practice “had suffered, which had pushed him to the sidelines.

Sitting out the Browns game was the first regular season game Adams had missed since 2021 with the Packers.

Adams, who agreed to join the Raiders in part to reunite with his college quarterback at Fresno State, Derek Carr, only played one year with him in Las Vegas as Carr was released in the spring of 2023.

Since then, Adams, who has actually only had two quarterbacks since high school in Carr and Rodgers, has caught passes from Jarrett Stidham, Jimmy Garoppolo, Brian Hoyer, Aidan O'Connell and Gardner Minshew.

Adams has 18 catches for 209 yards and a touchdown in three games this season. He recorded 221 catches for 2,869 yards and 23 touchdowns in 37 games with Las Vegas.