The New York Jets dismissed Davante Adams, a former wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers.
The Green Bay Packers need to upgrade their roster for an uber-important 2025 season. After getting eliminated in the wild card round this past season, it was clear the Packers needed more juice in the WR room.
Ever since Davante Adams got traded away to the Las Vegas Raiders in 2022, Packer fans have been itching for him to return. On Tuesday, the path became easier when the New York Jets released Adams, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
With three consecutive seasons of 1,000 receiving yards between the Raiders and Jets, former Packers wide receiver Davante Adams is a free agent. Running back Josh Jacobs stated that the team needs a No. 1 wide receiver, and Adams can still deliver that. Adams has always been a precise route runner with strong hands, and those qualities haven’t diminished because he is still a top playmaker.
With him hitting free agency, this is the perfect chance for the Packers to bring him back. They don’t have to trade away any picks and absorb his monster contract. He would have a $38.2 million cap hit in 2025 before getting released.
Granted, whoever signs Adams will need to pay him a salary of $25 million or more. Regardless, that isn’t a crazy number considering Justin Jefferson makes $35 million a year, and Cincinnati’s Ja’Marr Chase will shatter that number this offseason.
Over eight seasons with the Packers, Adams had 669 receptions for 8,121 receiving yards and 73 touchdowns. Green Bay has a combination of Jayden Reed, Romeo Doubs, and Dontayvion Wicks in the receivers’ room. They are all good players, but none are a bona fide WR1.
