Jets tried to trade for Davante Adams before deadline, sources say - ESPN

The Jets called the Raiders before last Tuesday's trade deadline to see whether there was any way Las Vegas would consider trading star wide receiver Davante Adams to New York, league sources told ESPN.

The Jets wanted to reunite Adams with former Packers teammate Aaron Rodgers, add another wide receiver to complement Garrett Wilson, and send a clear signal that they were doing everything possible to win this season.

Trading for Adams was a move the Jets had debated, discussed and planned for throughout the summer, sources told ESPN, as New York was waiting for the right moment to reach out to Las Vegas to land the three-time All-Pro.

But the Raiders, less than a day removed from a Monday night loss to the Lions and just hours before firing coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler, told the Jets they were not interested in trading Adams, just as another source had said earlier Tuesday that there «was no chance in hell» that Las Vegas would trade away the six-time Pro Bowler.

McDaniels and Ziegler — the same people who signed off on the decision to reject the Jets' request — were out of a job before the end of the day. Now, instead of trading for Adams, the Jets will have to face him in about a week, as the NFL has decided not to opt out of the Nov. 12 prime-time Jets-Raiders game.

Adams said Thursday that «it was time» for the Raiders to make «some sort of change» but noted that he wants to «to try to make this work and do everything I can to keep it going now.»

One league source told ESPN it would be interesting to think what might have happened if Raiders owner Mark Davis had fired McDaniels and Ziegler immediately after Monday night's 26-14 loss, setting in motion a sea of changes before the 4 p.m. ET