Davante Adams Unsure Of Jets Return In 2025, Likely Dependent On Rodgers

New York Jets wide receiver Davante Adams said Wednesday that he is unsure if he will return to the team in 2025. The Jets acquired Adams in a trade earlier this season with the intention of pairing him with his old quarterback, Aaron Rodgers. The team has gone 1-5 since he stepped on the field.

“That’s a great question, and I truly don’t have an answer to it right now,” Adams said when asked about returning to the Jets next season. “I would love to be a part of this football team. I love these guys. Came in, like I said, Day 1 I was welcomed…. I’d love to go to war with these guys, but it’s a business. There is a lot of pieces contractually and obviously with Aaron’s future and a lot of things that I can’t control, so we’re just going to finish this year off strong and hopefully we do enough to where everybody is feeling like it’s the right thing to do for us to stay here. But after this year, we’ll assess and figure it out.”

Adams implied that his future in New York depends on that of Rodgers, his longtime quarterback in Green Bay. The wide receiver embraced the Jets as an opportunity to reunite with Rodgers, but with the 41-year-old passer seemingly on his way out, it is likely that Adams would depart in free agency as well. 

The Jets traded for Adams at a low point in a lowly 2024 season, shortly after the team fired head coach Robert Saleh. Since then, New York has only regressed, losing close games to inferior rivals, suffering horrendous miscues on offense, and generally failing to capitalize on a loaded roster of young talent. The team is 3-9 and will soon be eliminated from playoff contention.

None of this is necessarily Adams’ fault, who has performed solidly while often being the victim of Rodgers’ poor play, alongside fellow star receiver Garrett Wilson. But when the Jets made the trade, many speculated that it did absolutely nothing to fix the Jets’ issues. That assessment has been validated over the last six weeks.

At 31, Adams could still have something to offer teams in free agency and will likely attract several potential buyers. His days of securing a massive long-term deal are likely over, but it wouldn’t be out of the question for him to land with a playoff-caliber team and positively contribute. Unless Rodgers returns, the Jets, who will likely be in search of a clean slate, would be unlikely to retain Adams’ services.