Pro Bowl receiver Davante Adams said Wednesday he wants to return to the Las Vegas Raiders next season despite the apparent departure of his good friend and teammate, and also hopes to be kept.
Adams said in his weekly media conference that he wouldn't have ended up here if it weren't for the presence of the other person. That doesn't mean I won't be here if he's not here. My boy is that one. I have his back through everything. At this point, I think I have made that clear. I support everything that he has going on.
"My dream was to play for this team before he was a Raider, and at this point I want to try to make this thing work and continue on doing what I'm doing here."
Adams, who grew up in Palo Alto, California, was acquired in a blockbuster March trade with the Green Bay Packers for first- and second-round draft picks to return to his alma mater. The Raiders would be on the hook for $40 million if Carr gets injured, so they benched the ninth-year veteran last week. Carr has been away from the team for a week.
In the Raiders' 37-34 overtime loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, while Adams caught seven passes for 153 yards, his second-highest total of the season, he also had two touchdown catches.
Adams has 95 catches for a franchise-record 1,443 yards and leads the league with 14 touchdown catches. He was named to the Pro Bowl for the sixth year in a row.
"He hasn't missed a practice, like literally very few reps, the entire year, and that's what I'm proudest of," he said. "So, to put in that kind of work and that kind of effort and that kind of dedication to his craft when he's already achieved whatever he's achieved prior to being here, I think that just speaks to how amazing he is." He has been that way every day that we have been with him.
Every time he walks into the building, he wants to do the right thing. If you want to follow in the footsteps of someone, he would be a good one to do so.
The Raiders are expected to be linked to Tom Brady and Jimmy Garoppolo, both of whom will be free agents after Saturday's game.
Adams said of wanting to be kept apprised of a potential QB chase, "Me, Josh, Ziggs, we've all got a really good dynamic and it's something that I really appreciate." They don't have to do anything, but they know why I came here. This is a step that means a lot to me and my career and what I'm trying to do to get that ring.
We have a good understanding for one another and that helps the process.
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