Davante Adams: Green Bay Packers trade wide receiver to the Las Vegas Raiders for draft picks

By Issy Ronald, CNN

Updated 1113 GMT (1913 HKT) March 18, 2022

Davante Adams #17 of the Green Bay Packers runs with the ball against the Washington Football Team in the game at Lambeau Field on October 24, 2021 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

(CNN)Davante Adams has been acquired by the Las Vegas Raiders from the Green Bay Packers, according to the NFL website.

In exchange for the wide receiver, the Packers will receive the Raiders' 2022 first and second round draft picks.Adams has also agreed to a five-year deal with the Raiders worth $141.25 million, the most lucrative contract ever for a wide receiver, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport and NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported, according to the NFL website. The picks sent to the Packers will be the No. 22 and No. 53 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.This announcement comes two weeks after Green Bay placed a franchise tag on Adams that would have bound him to the Packers for another season for just over $20 million and blocked any potential transfers.Read MoreAdams reacted unhappily, telling his team that he would not play under the tag. Since he joined the Packers in 2014, Adams has formed a fruitful partnership with quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Davante Adams of the Green Bay Packers after the game against the Washington Football Team at Lambeau Field on October 24, 2021 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Benefiting from Rodgers' playmaking, Adams finished third in the NFL in receiving yards (1,553) and fifth in receiving touchdowns (11) in 2021, according to NFL statistics. Such impressive statistics led to Adams' selection to the All-Pro Team for two consecutive seasons — in 2020 and 2021.Rodgers was also in protracted contract negotiations with the Packers, but has chosento stay with the