Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams are finally reunited after more than two years of separation and one year of speculation, and now they'll try to save the New York Jets' sinking season.
The Jets acquired the disgruntled Adams from the Las Vegas Raiders on Tuesday, sending a conditional third-round pick in next year's draft that could become a second-rounder.
"We're back, man," Adams said while briefly joining Rodgers at the Jets' facility in Florham Park, New Jersey, for the quarterback's weekly appearance on The Pat McAfee Show. "We're back."
The deal was agreed upon Tuesday morning and was contingent on Adams passing his physical. The teams officially announced the trade a few hours later.
"Obviously, I'm really excited," said Rodgers, who spoke to Adams a few hours after the Jets' 23-20 loss to Buffalo on Monday night and the wide receiver told him he was joining him in New York.
"I love Tae," the quarterback added. "He's a phenomenal player and a dear friend."
In another trade Tuesday, the Buffalo Bills' patchwork group of receivers is getting a boost, with the team acquiring Amari Cooper from the Cleveland Browns.
The 31-year-old Adams immediately boosts a Jets offence that has been inconsistent through the first part of the season. The three-time All-Pro joins Garrett Wilson to give Rodgers two No. 1-calibre wide receivers to throw to, complementing fellow receivers Mike Williams, Allen Lazard and Xavier Gipson, tight end Tyler Conklin and running backs Breece Hall and Braelon Allen.
"It's on us now," Rodgers said. "We're going all in."
Adams, who missed the Raiders' last three games with a hamstring injury, reportedly told the team he wanted out of Las Vegas, and the team was willing to accommodate his request.
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