The 2023 season for the Las Vegas Raiders was one in all many ups and downs. That normally results in some frustration with some gamers, and that was undoubtedly the case for star large receiver Davante Adams.
Adams is one in all 5 gamers being coated within the new Netflix collection ‘Receiver,’ which permits for an inside have a look at every part the receiver handled throughout the 2023 season. One huge change was at quarterback, with the Raiders releasing Derek Carr, Adams’s school teammate and shut good friend.
Within the collection, Adams admitted that he doubtless by no means would have wished to be traded to the Raiders if Carr wasn’t there, by way of Carter Landis of YourCentralValley.com:
“I can’t say that I’d have made this alteration if it wasn’t for him being right here and us lowkey plotting on this since we left college collectively,” Adams mentioned throughout the episode about his commerce from the Packers to the Raiders in 2022.
It’s well-known how shut Carr and Adams are and it was absolutely troublesome for Adams to see him be launched. In his place, the Raiders signed Jimmy Garoppolo, however the veteran was unable to get plenty of reps in with Adams throughout OTAs and coaching camp as he was recovering from foot surgical procedure, and at one level Adams highlighted how the 2 simply weren’t on the identical web page:
“Work collectively,” Adams could be heard saying throughout a follow. “We gotta get on the identical web page. I don’t know if he noticed the best way I ran it, or if he noticed — simply having the ability to return right here versus getting right here to do this.”
Making issues worse for Adams was the accidents he was coping with all through 2023. The receiver injured his shoulder in an early-season recreation in opposition to the Chargers which continued to hamper him all season lengthy, particularly as he regularly took huge hits throughout the season. Finally, his frustration boiled over in opposition to the Patriots:
Later, the sport in opposition to the New England Patriots is proven, and Adams takes a giant hit from security Jabrill Peppers. On the sideline, Adams expresses his frustration along with his accidents.
“I gotta get the f— out of right here earlier than I lose my f—ing life,” Adams mentioned angrily. “I ain’t by no means been hit this many f—ing occasions in my profession. Each recreation, I get f—ed up.”
It’s protected to say Adams gained’t be trying again on the 2023 season too fondly. However with all that behind him now, the receiver nonetheless believes within the Raiders’ potential to alter issues round and is searching for a giant yr for himself and his crew in 2024.
Aaron Rodgers provides gasoline to the hearth of a possible commerce of Raiders’ Davante Adams
Although Davante Adams hasn’t been one to cover his emotions or feelings, he has all the time maintained that he desires to be with the Raiders. However that hasn’t stopped rumors from circulating, particularly relating to a possible reunion with Aaron Rodgers on the New York Jets.
Adams lately revealed that Rodgers has nonetheless been in his ear making an attempt to recruit him to hitch the Jets by way of commerce, and the star quarterback lately threw somewhat gasoline on that fireside, by telling reporters that he can’t wait to play with the receiver once more.
