Former Jets DB Jamal Adams likes idea of return to team - ESPN

Former All-Pro safety Jamal Adams, whose messy divorce from the New York Jets in 2020 led to one of the biggest trades in franchise history, wants to run it back in New York.

«I would love to be back with the Jets and, obviously, finish it the right way,» he said Wednesday night in a chat with Jets fans on the social media platform X. «Man, that would be a dream come true, just to patch up that relationship and kind of make it right.»

Adams, 29, appearing as a guest on «The Jets Lounge,» said he could be a valuable veteran asset to the team, which is undergoing a youth movement under first-year coach Aaron Glenn. Adams, who spent last season with the Tennessee Titans and Detroit Lions after a four-year run with the Seattle Seahawks, is a free agent.

"[I would] just come in as a seasoned vet, give game to the young cats and help in any way, shape or form I can," he said. «I know I can still play football. I'm healthy and I know I can impact the game in a lot of ways. I just need that fair opportunity to come in and show what I can do.»

Adams, drafted sixth overall in 2017, was one of the NFL's rising young talents. He was a two-time Pro Bowl selection and a first-team All-Pro in 2019, but he became disgruntled because of the losing and the direction of the franchise. He also wanted to be the highest-paid safety in the league.

The relationship between Adams and the front office, led at the time by former general manager Joe Douglas, fell apart when Adams went public with his dissatisfaction and requested a trade in June 2020. A month later, he was dealt to the Seahawks for a package that included 2021 and 2022 first-round picks.

The Jets parlayed those picks into guard Alijah Vera-Tucker and wide receiver Garrett Wilson,