Report: Jamal Adams wants to be traded without contract extension, has top team in mind
In his 3 seasons as a pro with the New York Jets, former LSU star Jamal Adams has established himself as one of the top defensive backs in the NFL.
However, his time with the Jets has been rocky, and now, it seems he could want to leave New York.
According to a Twitter thread from Yahoo reporter Charles Robinson, Adams wants to be traded if he doesn’t get a contract extension prior to this coming season. And, Robinson tweets, the young safety would prefer to be traded to the Dallas Cowboys:
1. Without a contract extension, Jamal Adams wants to be traded. #Jets prefer to keep him and extend him in 2021. If teams are interested in Adams, they can call. But Jets are not going to shop him. His agent doesn't have the green light to set up a deal, either. Teams must call.
— Charles Robinson (@CharlesRobinson) May 23, 2020
3. Adams' trade preference is the #Cowboys, but that's not the only team he'd play for. There are others. But it's been clear for a while to the Jets he'd like to be close to his home town, which is near Dallas. This feels a lot like the Earl Thomas crossroads with the #Seahawks.
— Charles Robinson (@CharlesRobinson) May 23, 2020
5. #Cowboys haven't called #Jets about Adams yet. And they face two possible financial hurdles if they deal for him: Either ask him to play on his rookie deal another year (like Jalen Ramsey did with the #Rams to get that deal done), or get Dak Prescott signed to a long term deal
— Charles Robinson (@CharlesRobinson) May 23, 2020
6. I firmly believe there is some family & emotion wrapped up in this. Adams has been upset since last season's trade deadline drama, and he's getting some strong trade advisement from his father George, who was a former NFL running back and first round pick. It's a little messy.
— Charles Robinson (@CharlesRobinson) May 23, 2020
As Robinson reports, the Cowboys haven’t reached out to the Jets about Adams yet, and with the Cowboys dealing with a potential extension for QB Dak Prescott, there might not be enough money to go around in Dallas.
For now, though, it seems Adams is unhappy in New York, so this situation will be one worth monitoring moving forward.
