OCTOBER 18: Providing further details on the restructure, ESPN’s Rich Cimini notes nearly all of Adams’ 2024 salary ($10.45MM) was converted into a signing bonus to create the immediate cap savings. While void years are now present, no changes have been made to the 2025 and ’26 salaries at this point. Further work to the pact – including the infusion of new guarantees – will no doubt be coming this offseason if Adams is to meet his goal of remaining in New York for years to come.
OCTOBER 15: The Raiders found a team willing to pay Davante Adams‘ full remaining salary. Undoubtedly lowering the trade price, the Jets are absorbing the $10.9MM left on the All-Pro receiver’s base salary this year. As was the case with the Aaron Rodgers trade, the Jets are making a change to give themselves more breathing room.
A restructure will take place, according to NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport, who indicates the revised agreement will reduce Adams’ 2024 base salary. That number stood at $16.89MM coming into the season, but with six games passing, it dropped below $11MM. While the new number is not yet known, the Jets are pushing money into the future to help defray some of the immediate cost.
Base-to-bonus restructures and the introduction of void years can help cut cap numbers, and Rapoport adds the Jets appear likely to adjust the talented wide receiver’s deal for 2025 and ’26 (no void years are on Adams’ deal prior to this restructure). Void years will now be included, per ESPN.com’s Adam Schefter, who reports the Jets have dropped Adams’ cap number to $3.21MM by adding two void years. Adams’ deal still runs through 2026, but the voids technically push it through 2028.
Adams is due nonguaranteed $35.6MM and $36.6MM cap figures, respectively, over the next two seasons. Those lofty numbers are part of the five-year, $140MM extension Adams signed upon being traded to the Raiders. That fit did not end up panning out, and the Jets had long loomed as an interested party — dating back to their April 2023 Rodgers trade.
While negotiations had pushed a deal near completion Monday, Fox Sports’ Jordan Schultz notes the salary component represented the final hurdle. The Raiders’ insistence an acquiring team pick up the full tab had loomed as a key component in this trade, and while the AFC West team probably would have received more in terms of trade compensation by agreeing to pay part of Adams’ remaining 2024 salary, the organization stood pat and sent the full number to the Jets’ payroll. That will now be stretched beyond 2024.
This transaction will make it more difficult for the Jets to move on from Adams after this year. Previously, the Jets would have taken on no dead money from a 2025 separation. Though, they would have faced a near-impossible task in attempting to trade a contract featuring a $35.6MM 2025 base salary.
Although Rodgers has described the team as all in after this trade, he has indicated an openness to playing beyond 2024. Rodgers’ uncertain future in Green Bay affected Adams’ decision to pass on a 2022 Packers extension offer, leading to the tag-and-trade maneuver, and the 11th-year wideout also was linked to hesitancy regarding the Jets due to Rodgers’ cloudy post-2024 plans in New York. Though, it appears the parties are onboard. Adams being tied to the Jets through 2026 will assuredly factor into Rodgers’ retirement considerations this coming offseason.
As part of a summer 2023 restructure, a $35MM roster bonus would come Rodgers’ way if he decides to play again next season. The 2025 season would be Rodgers’ 21st should he decide to stick around. Of course, the Jets firing Robert Saleh and having Joe Douglas on a hot seat — though, it may not be as hot as we previously thought — complicates even Rodgers’ 2025 status. Of course, QB talent is quite hard to procure, so a new Jets regime — if that is the way ownership proceeds after this already-tumultuous season — would need to factor that into the decision as well.
For the first time since 2020, Rodgers and Adams are each under contract for multiple seasons together. The Jets will hope this deal can trigger a midseason turnaround, as they have now checked off the top box on the QB’s wish list.
“Wait a minute, restructuring everyone’s contract is our MO!”
-the Steelers
I’m looking forward to this blowing up in the Jets’ face as well. What’s another non-playoff season? That would make it 15 years in a row, there about.
Maybe they improve now? Who knows
I’d ask how would trading only a 3rd for a top WR would “blow up in their face” but I know from the last thread you will just spout nonsense until you feel better so not even going to attempt it.
a 31-year-old malcontent working with his best bud, 40-year malcontent QB? Sure, I’m expecting them to run the table after this trade. Are you?
At this point, it’s pretty clear you have a strong rooting interest against the Jets and no comments you make about them should be taken seriously.
Do the Jets deserve criticism? Absolutely. Are they as bad and hopeless as you’re painting them out to be? Not even close.
Bilicheck said it on the Manning Cast last night ‘that out of the last 10 years, they may have won 30% of the time.’. Hard to argue w/ that fact.
At least BB used facts and can analyze a situation rationally. It’s clear you’re unable to do that.
So me saying the trade is foolish for the Jets, but Bill saying they’re an awful franchsie validates my point? OK whatever sense that makes.
When was the last time the Jets were good, 1950’s era? Never in my 51 years were they worth anything.
No, because your point isn’t about the Jets at large, it’s “har har the Jets are dumb” re: Davante Adams. Belichick doesn’t agree with you on that.
Bill dissed the Jets for the past 10 years and quit as HC 1 day on the job over 20 years ago, but that doesn’t seteroype the Jets from Bill’s perspective, just mine? OK.
My god, your replies are dense. Bill made a valid point about the Jets yesterday. You’re not making one by trying to use the acquisition of a great player to further your agenda. Yes, Bill trashed the Jets. He also was smart enough to have said that if the Jets get Adams at a reasonable cost it would be a good move, something you’re doing the opposite of. Ridiculous that I had to spell it out that much for you.
Want to bet on the Jets’ record this season? They’ll be under .500 as they always are. Got some skin in the game?
You’re 51 but act like you’re 12. Still avoiding the entire point like a goofball. Grow up.
Now all of a sudden you don’t want to bet on Aaron, shocking. You know a bad team team when you see one. No different than me. The Adams’ trade does nothing for the Jets this year and messes up their cap and draft picks for next year. Just what you expect from a poorly ran team.
Correct. I don’t trust them enough to bet on them and I don’t think they’re a Super Bowl contender. No, this is not a bad move. I agree with Belichick about both things, you agree with Belichick on one thing.
Also, you’re incorrect. It doesn’t mess up their cap. They already restructured him.
So what is the point of the trade if it doesn’t benefit the Jets’ this year? Just to appease Aaron? That’s all NY has done for the past 2 years w/ terrible results. GB was right to dump both Adams and Rodgers. They’re competing for more division titles while the Raiders and Jets are clueless.
By that logic, is any trade in which a team doesn’t go on to win the Super Bowl a bad trade? Teams have to try. Whether you or I believe in them or not, the AFC sucks and the Jets are very much still in the playoff picture. The Bills have a gauntlet of a schedule while the Jets have the opposite. The Patriots, Jags, Browns, and likely Raiders, Titans, and Dolphins are already toast. That leaves 7 spots for 10 teams. Wild card competitors like the Steelers, Chargers, Broncos, and Colts all have glaring issues and could implode. Bengals are in the same position as the Jets. They aren’t cooked. They have to go for it given how they could very easily be 4-2 right now.
Yes! They’re are plenty of bad trades. Going into the season, the Jets’ had two old & injured OT’s protecting an injured 40 year old QB w/ a broken down WR2 (Williams). How is that a succesful roster being built? Now they replace Williams w/ another old WR just because he’s Aaron’s friend?
Parity is a myth. The same franchises are always bad; Cards, Jets, Jags, Browns, Raiders, Panthers etc. This year’s Jets roster is no different than any of the 4+ decades of football I’ve seen from them, sub .500.
Hmm, I know they live rent-free in your head, but ignore your Jets fixation for a moment. So basically what you’re saying is nobody this year should bother making trades to try to win except the Chiefs, 49ers, Texans, Ravens, and Lions, right? Since they’re the only legitimate Super Bowl contenders at the moment?
Also, if those are the only 6 teams you can name that are regularly bad, it sounds like there’s a lot of parity in the NFL actually. I can name multiple successful seasons from each of the listed teams and I’m light years younger than you. Either you just haven’t paid close enough attention or there’s more parity than you think. Parity isn’t defined solely by championships. Also, that’s not a serious list if you leave out the Lions just because they’re finally good. They have the worst history of any franchise in any North American sport of all-time.
My Jets fixation? All I said is they’re a proorly ran team and cow tow to eveything their ancient, broken down QB says. Which is pretty much what everyone else in media and fan sites say as well, excpet you. You think the Jets are ‘going to turn it on!’ ha!
Perpetuality bad teams (teams w/o 2 consectutive recent winning seasons): Cards, Jets, Jags, Chargers, Raiders, Broncos, Colts, NYG, Bears (although turning it around this season), Panthers, & the ever reliable 500 team the Saints.
By my count that 11 teams. A 1/3 of the league is always competing for top 10 draft slots. And yes, those teams shouldn’t be trading for 30+ year old players demanding new deals. Did the Jets not learn anything from the Reddick mishap? Guess not since they did the exact same move for Adams some 6 months later.
Get a room you two. Nobody wants to watch you guys flirt with each other all day on the thread
Who says we didn’t, Spooky?
Yes, since they have been bad why even try to improve the team. Chattering goon.
The Jets have never improved in my life. Why can’t I mock them?
They made the playoffs six times in the 10 years from 2001-2010. You must be 13.
It’s amazing that Adams might be able to play this weekend for the Jets and every trainer in the NFL is calling to find out what the cure is for a “pulled hamstring”.
C’mon, he was REALLY close to playing last week. They only held him out so as not to risk this trade if he re-aggravatedthe hammy, or took an unnecessary helmet to helmet hit or something.
And he DESPERATELY wanted to play, no doubt…
The clock is already ticking down on the Jets’ season – thus they are going to need to make hay on this trade before the ink is even dry.
Still not expecting the Jets to do much. Rodgers is a diva who throws anyone and everyone under the bus when he doesn’t get his way. The only thing the Jets have going for them is a pretty good defense. On paper the offense should be good but they haven’t shown it. They currently sit 7 spots out of the playoffs and of those in front they’ll probably finish ahead of 3.
Joe Douglass is really going all in with this. The Jets will be in cap hell for the foreseeable future. It’s Super Bowl or bust time. But then again if they don’t win it’ll be someone else’s problem because Douglass will be gone.
With Saleh gone its make playoffs or get fired for Joe
He’s a 32 year old receiver, there’s only so many more “years to come” for Adams in NY. 2 max