Jamal Adams agreed to play on his existing contract before the Seahawks completed their trade with the Jets, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL.com (on Twitter). With that, Adams will play out the 2020 season on a modest $3.59MM salary. After that, Adams is due to make $9.86MM in 2021, per the new deal. 
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It’s likely that the two sides will resume talks after the season, but nothing has been promised to the Pro Bowl safety. In New York, Adams was adamant about getting a new deal that would position him as the league’s highest-paid safety and even stepped up his demands to the $20MM neighborhood. Reportedly, Adams was willing to sign a slightly cheaper extension with one of his preferred teams, a list that included the Seahawks. Still, that means a deal in excess of $15MM per annum to top Bears standout Eddie Jackson, and teams are understandably skittish about committing major dollars to players in this current climate.
Other disgruntled players have made similar concessions this offseason. Trent Williams wanted a long-term extension to put him near the top of the tackle leaderboard, but agreed to table talks once he was traded to the 49ers. Jaguars defensive end Yannick Ngakoue is reportedly willing to wait too, if another team is able to work out a deal. In the case of Williams, the Niners effectively met him in the middle by guaranteeing a portion of his 2020 salary and waiving their right to franchise tag him next year. It’s not clear whether the Seahawks are considering something similar for Adams.
no surprise. not having to play for Gase was the real issue. he might have been persuaded to play for him at a higher rate, but i feel like that’s not worth it. Hope this is a wakeup call for that team. Get. A. New. Head. Coach.
Unfortunately I think the jets are in for at least one more year of wasted development time for Darnold. Gase got all this hype as a qb whisperer because he had Manning. He did nothing in Chicago or Miami to develop their qbs. As a dolphins fan, I take joy in Gase being in NY. It’s payback for Miami being stuck with tannebum after his jets tenure
That 6-2 stretch to close out the season was the worst possible outcome for the Jets. All it did was give Tannenbaum false hope and strongheld him into giving Gase another chance
I think you mean Douglass, not Tannebaum who was the Jets GM four generations ago
You’re correct. I’m a certified moron
So lets understand your way of thinking here…..Adams was willing to play for Gase as long as he got his money and his salary demands were met, but once Jets management confirmed they weren’t willing to re-work his in place contract right now….he hates Gase and everyone else in the Jets organization and wants out…..only to go to work for Seattle and Carroll under his current deal…which we’re supposed to believe that he will indeed be happy playing for the same money that he thought was disrespecting him and his talent just because its Seattle…..where by the way he’ll probably have more of a chance to go to the playoffs and possibly make All Pro again? I’ll bet this love affair lasts about as long as it takes for that brick in your hands to hit the ground when you let it go……the epitamy of a todays athlete….. he just wants the pay…ya’ll!
Well not really because no way NFL is going to play a season. Recent flare up in mlb has showed in a contact physical sport it’s not going to happen. Bubble life seems only hope and in NFL don’t think it’s possible.
Hiring Adam Gase was such a Jets move.
The ability to get Adams to agree to a rookie wage is an important part of this transaction- definitely a win for Seattle because it actually frees us some cap space with the departure of BMac. This of course helps the team to fill interior DT needs and possibly one more pass rusher. Obviously the wage agreement doesn’t affect the deal on NY’s end. It is what it is, it’s still a big haul for a talented young player.
To all the people who think Seattle gave up too much draft capital I’d say this- how much would Seattle pay at the 2021 draft if a player of Adams quality became available? Surely more than is paid here. There’s so much uncertainty due to COVID-19 we may not even have College Football, that influenced the decision. Besides, JS has had more success after the 1st rd of the draft anyway! His 2nd rd+ picks- Russ W, Wagner, Sherman, Tate, Chancellor, KJ, Jeremy Lane, Sweezy, J Britt, F Clark, Lockett, J Reed, S Griffin, Carson, W Dissly, R Green, Metcalf, UDFA’s – D Baldwin and Poona Ford, Kearse, Shead and plenty of depth pieces! It’s a win-win haha.