Multiple Teams Inquired With Rams About Davante Adams Trade

According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, his sense is that multiple teams inquired with the Rams about potentially trading for WR Davante Adams.

Someone from Adams’ camp told Fowler they believed the Eagles were one of those teams, with discussions occurring at the same time the Rams and Eagles talked about a trade involving WR A.J. Brown. 

Fowler notes Adams wants to continue playing on the West Coast but Philadelphia was on his radar. 

The Rams have acknowledged they discussed trading Adams and informed him as a matter of transparency. Rams HC Sean McVay said ultimately they didn’t think it was the best move for the team and nothing got too far along as far as negotiations. 

“We have discussions all the time. I wouldn’t say discussed — we really talked about some different avenues of onboarding other players and how it might affect Davante,” McVay said via Pro Football Talk. “I’ve talked with Davante about that, and if we felt like it was best for our team, we would’ve done that. But we didn’t think it was best for our team. So, excited about being able to move forward with him.

“I think one of the things that there’s a lot of narratives that are out there. What I do think is important is that we address the things that our players could potentially be affected with. And so, I believe in dealing with those things directly. He’s a grown man and he’s a great player. And so, at the end of the day, there’s a lot of different things that go on. We’re always looking at ways to upgrade our roster and feel like we can be as competitive as possible. There’s discussions, there’s dialogue — it never got to that. There’s scenarios that could’ve come up that we absolutely could have, and if we felt like it was best for our team, then it would’ve happened. But we didn’t.”

Adams, 33, is a former second-round pick out of Fresno State by the Packers in the 2014 NFL Draft. He was in the final year of a four-year, $3.933 million rookie contract when the Packers signed him to a four-year extension worth $58 million.

Adams made a base salary of $12 million for the 2021 season and was set to be an unrestricted free agent in 2022 when the Packers used the franchise tag on him at a figure of $20.2 million. He was then traded to the Raiders for a first and second-round draft pick in 2022.

The Raiders also signed Adams to a five-year, $140 million contract as a part of the trade, including nearly $66 million guaranteed. Adams was in the third year of that deal when the Raiders traded him to the Jets during the 2024 season for a third-round pick.

Adams was due base salaries of $35.64 million over the next two seasons when the Jets released him this past offseason. He then signed a two-year, $44 million deal with the Rams ahead of the 2025 season.

In 2025, Adams appeared in 14 games for the Rams and caught 60 of 114 targets for 789 yards (13.2 YPC) and 14 touchdowns. 

We’ll have more on Adams and the Rams as the news is available.