Jamal Adams‘ 29th birthday will involve a morning release. The veteran safety is out in Tennessee, with the Titans moving on after barely using the former All-Pro.
Adams requested to be moved, per ESPN.com’s Adam Schefter. As a vested veteran cut before the trade deadline, Adams will head straight to free agency. Starting one game, Adams played all of 20 defensive snaps with the Titans this season.
The Titans are removing Adams from their reserve/NFI list, having placed him on that particular injured list late last week. Adams did not generate much of a market in the wake of his Seahawks exit, and while the former top-10 pick will likely present some degree of intrigue as a free agent in-season, he has not delivered a productive year since 2021.
Sustaining a season-ending quad injury in Week 1 of the 2022 season, Adams did not make it too far on a then-safety-record extension. The former Jets All-Pro only suited up for nine games last year. Although the Seahawks — now employing a new coaching staff — showed interest in a reunion after cutting him, Adams confirmed he was asked to play linebacker. That move would not have been too far out of step from his previous box role in Seattle, which allowed him to set a DB record with 9.5 sacks in 2020. But he did not come particularly close to justifying the Seahawks’ trade, which sent the Jets two first-round picks earlier in 2020.
The Titans signed both Adams and Quandre Diggs, reuniting the Seahawks starters, this summer. Adams signed first, but Diggs — a more traditional safety who signed for more money ($3MM to $1.29MM) — has seen more playing time in Tennessee. Diggs has started all five Titans games this season, joining holdover Amani Hooker as first-string safeties for Brian Callahan‘s team.
Adams did not start the 2023 season on time and ended it on the shelf due to a knee injury. He also considered retirement amid the lengthy rehab effort that left him off the field for more than a year. It appears Adams wants another shot, but he has not generated any momentum since that quad injury sidetracked his career.
They need to release their QB as well.
Dumb Sportsball Fan logic at its finest!
You’re the Jets fan. Talk about being dumb. Enjoy another losing season!
They who think “it’s all about the QB” are they who are easily brainwashed by Sportsball Media.
‘They who think “it’s all about the QB” …is what everyone that watches the game knows. Yes, it’s all about the QB. Since you’ve never had a quarterback or won anything since the 50s, you should know that better than anyone else.
But maybe it’s about having the best fullback in the league. It worked out so well for you in ’87.
FRom Google: ‘In 1987, the New York Jets drafted fullback Roger Vick in the 1st round, prompting the legendary “OH NO!” reaction from a fan when Pete Rozelle announced the pick….’
Bill Callahan > His son, Brian