All-Pro safety Jamal Adams wants to leave New York Jets and in recent days, he made sure everyone knows it. However, Jets wants Adams to stay and they haven’t been shy to say it as well.
Jets’ head coach Adam Gates talked about Adams with reporters on Friday and made sure to reiterate that he wants the 24-year-old to stay in New York.
“Yes, I want Jamal on our teamת” said Gase.
Adams recently made a trade request as he is unsatisfied with the fact that Jets still haven’t given him a contract extension. But Gase still hopes for a positive outcome.
“This is a tough part of the business when one of your best players is working through things with our organization,” he added. “We have to figure out a way to get to a good place, which will get him back, in the right spot, and ready to go.”
Jets’ defensive coordinator Greg Williams also expressed his support for Adams in recent days. Williams told The Athletic that he thinks the player deserves a new deal and that he has “his back on that.”
Reportedly, Jamal Adams is asking to be the highest-paid safety in the league, which would top the four-year, $58 million deal that Chicago Bears gave Eddie Jackson. Some reports went so far to say that Adams is looking to be the Jets’ highest-paid player in the process as well.
On the other hand, Jets are reluctant to extend Adams right away as they have him under contract for three more years. He has one year left on his deal, while the team has a fifth-year option that they will most certainly use. They can also franchise tag him in 2022 for a reasonable number.
So far, the Jets have rejected all talks about trading Adams, and it is believed they are not interested in going along with the player’s wishes. Adams, on the other hand, is already offering his services to other NFL teams and has a list of seven franchises he would like to go including Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans, and Seattle Seahawks.
