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Why Davante Adams Will Likely Be Cut by Jets After Aaron Rodgers Move..
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Davante Adams has almost certainly played his last game as a member of the New York Jets.
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With Aaron Rodgers gone, Adams’s fate is all but certain, given his connection to the 41-year-old quarterback. At the end of the season, Adams signaled that if Rodgers was gone he almost certainly would be too. That’s because his salary cap hit in 2025 is $38.3 million. He’d have to rework the deal if he wanted to stay with the franchise but with Rodgers gone, that’s highly unlikely.
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ESPN’s Rich Cimini explored the situation in an article on Sunday.
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Adams indicated at the end of the season that his future with the team was tied to Rodgers. He’s under contract for two more years, but he won’t have to request his release. It will happen because his 2025 cap charge is prohibitive — $38.3 million, none of it guaranteed. The only way to stay is to renegotiate the deal, and he probably prefers to be released, allowing him to test free agency for the first time.
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The Jets would save $29.9 million but cutting Adams loose.
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The 32-year-old three-time All-Pro landed with New York on October 15, 2024, when the Jets sent a third-round pick in the 2025 NFL draft to the Las Vegas Raiders to secure his services. In 11 games with the franchise, Adams caught 67 passes for 854 yards and seven touchdowns.
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The Jets have cleaned house after a 5–12 season and will likely attempt to build with youth. That leaves no room for Adams or Rodgers. Both former Green Bay Packers stars will be hitting free agency for the first time in their careers.
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NY Jets eyeing veteran WR with ties to Aaron Glenn and new regime
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The Jets have a free-agent WR in mind..
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The NY Jets will likely need to overhaul their entire wide receiver room in 2025. Davante Adams and Allen Lazard are expected to be released, and even Garrett Wilson’s future is a little murky. The team has very few sure things at the position heading into the offseason.
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The Jets will need to add multiple receivers to their roster in the coming months and will do their due diligence in both free agency and the 2025 NFL Draft as they look to reshape their wide receiver corps.
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nOne player who’s already been connected to the Jets is veteran Tim Patrick. ESPN’s Rich Cimini identified Patrick as a “free agent to watch” for the Jets this offseason primarily due to his ties to both head coach Aaron Glenn and general manager Darren Mougey.
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Patrick spent over half a decade playing under Mougey in Denver before signing with the Detroit Lions, where he crossed paths with Glenn and offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand, this past summer.
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NY Jets could target WR Tim Patrick in free agency
nOriginally signed by the Denver Broncos (after brief stints with the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers) as an undrafted free agent in 2017, Patrick spent the first few seasons of his career as a depth piece before working his way into a prominent role in Denver’s offense.
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Patrick hauled in 104 catches for 1,476 yards and 11 touchdowns between 2020 and 2021 as a full-time starter for the Broncos. He was rewarded with a three-year, $34.5 million contract extension in November of 2021 and looked to be an important part of the Broncos’ passing game moving forward.
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Unfortunately, disaster struck when Patrick tore his ACL in early August 2022, causing him to miss the entire season. He returned in 2023, only to tear his Achilles in July, sidelining him for another year.
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By the time he returned in 2024, the Broncos had moved on and he was released after the team failed to find a trade partner for him. He’d sign with the Lions’ practice squad where he would complete his NFL comeback.
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