Davante Adams reveals how he took jersey number 17 from a Jets rookie who demanded $1M

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When three-time All-Pro Davante Adams signed with the New York Jets in October 2024, he fully expected to wear No. 17 — the number he'd donned his entire pro career. Turns out, getting that jersey was a little harder than he thought.

During a recent episode of "Bussin' with the Boys," Adams explained how he had to pull rank on a rookie wide receiver who wasn't willing to give up that No. 17 without a fight.

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And by fight, I mean a very large sum of money.

Davante Adams No. 17 of the New York Jets looks on from the sideline before an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Stadium on Dec. 15, 2024, in Jacksonville, Fla. (Perry Knotts/Getty Images)

"So I showed up when I first got to the Jets Day 1. I came in with my backpack. It was an off day, Tuesday," Adams explained. "A couple of guys were in there, I’m like looking for him. I got $17,000 cash in my backpack. And I’m thinking, like, this ain’t nothing crazy. But like, certainly to give up your number as a rookie, like, you ain’t did s— yet. It was Week 6 and I think he played four plays at that point."

Adams found the rookie and made him an offer.

"I’m like, ‘You have no attachment to this right now. I’ll pay for your whole family to get new jerseys, whatever, because they go out and spend their money on it, However many jerseys you need me to buy I’ll do that and how about $17,000 for the number 17,’" Adams told him.

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But that wasn't enough for the rookie.

"He said, ‘It’s great to have