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Jamal Adams blasts New York Jets GM after being put on trading block
By Dave Holcomb
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One of the more discussed players at the NFL Trade Deadline on Thursday was New York Jets and former LSU safety Jamal Adams. But apparently, he didn’t want to be dealt.
Adams tweeted hours after the deadline past at 4 pm ET that he didn’t request a trade, and that he even sat down with Jets general manager Joe Douglas last week to tell him he wanted to remain with the Jets.
At the end of the week last week, I sat down with the GM and Coach Gase and told them I want to be here in New York. I was told yesterday by my agent that the GM then went behind my back and shopped me around to teams, even after I asked him to keep me here! Crazy business.
— Jamal Adams (@TheAdamsEra) October 29, 2019
Prior to the NFL Trade Deadline, the Dallas Cowboys and Baltimore Ravens were at least two teams interested in acquiring Adams. The Jets were reportedly seeking more than a first-round pick for the third-year safety, who is one of the Jets’ best defensive players.
Adams has 39 combined tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, one quarterback hit and one interception, which he returned for a touchdown, this season. He has 236 tackles and two interceptions in his NFL career. Last season, Adams earned his first trip to the Pro Bowl.
In three years at LSU, Adams posted five interceptions, 18.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks. After impressing scouts during the draft process, the Jets selected him sixth overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.
Dave covers SEC football for Saturday Down South.
