The Cowboys inquired on Jets safety Jamal Adams, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com (on Twitter). However, there will be no deal – the asking price proved to be too high for the Cowboys, Albert Breer of The MMQB (on Twitter) hears.
The Jets were open to dealing big-name players at the deadline and Adams – a Texas native –was open to a change of scenery.
“I know he wants to play [for the Cowboys]. I know he wants to go home,” former NFL safety Ryan Clark told ESPN. “This is from speaking to him.”
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The Jets’ high asking price was and is understandable. They wanted a first-round pick and then some for their high-end safety, Rapoport tweets. Meanwhile, the Cowboys have balked in giving up major assets for a safety for two offseasons now, so making another trade involving a first-rounder — after 2018’s Amari Cooper swap — was a scary proposition.
Adams is one of the very best young safeties in the game, but he ranks just 19th in salary. That means the Cowboys, or any other team acquiring Adams, would have had to give him a pay bump. The Jets, meanwhile, were thinking about allocating those dollars in different areas. For now, the Adams Era continues in New York, even as the Jets continue to struggle.
The Cowboys flirted with significant safety upgrades over the years, but they never closed on Eric Berry, Earl Thomas, or the other Pro Bowlers linked to Dallas. Adams would have arguably been the greatest get of ’em all, due to his age and rookie contract.
The Jets may be star-crossed and, at times, downright dreadful, but Adams has been nothing but stellar throughout his young career. The former No. 6 overall pick turned in a strong rookie year, earned a Pro Bowl nod in 2018, and, so far, he’s stopped defenders 39 times in 2019. Pro Football Focus presently has him ranked as the seventh-best safety in the league – ahead of Thomas and other multiple-time Pro Bowlers.
As a Cowboys fan heck yes !
Need to get this done
Dallas you absolutely need to make this trade. Even if the cost is two first round picks. MAKE THE TRADE.
Same strategy with Amari last year. Probably at least a first round pick and maybe more. I like it until he starts holding out when he gets unhappy with his rookie deal.
Dallas has some salary cap issues going forward if they sign Dak , Jones Etc. So by trading next years 1st (?) for Adams, they are actually saving because the 1st round rookie salary would be higher than Adams current salary.
I want a 1st and a lineman for Adams at a minimum
I agree and a good lineman, not some 2nd string body
How about a 1st and a win (you got the win already)