Raiders’ Davante Adams says first season with Las Vegas proved he ‘didn’t need Aaron Rodgers’ to be All-Pro

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Davante Adams spent the first of his nine NFL seasons away from Green Bay in 2022 after being traded to the Las Vegas Raiders in the offseason. 

While with the Packers, Adams caught passes from Aaron Rodgers, a four-time MVP and one of the most talented quarterbacks in the history of the NFL. 

Aaron Rodgers #12 and Davante Adams #17 of the Green Bay Packers walk off the field together after a game against the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field on September 20, 2021 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.  The Packers defeated the Lions 35-17. (Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

The eight years with Rodgers resulted in two first-team All-Pro selections in 2020 and 2021. 

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But it was the third All-Pro selection in 2022 that Adams covets most, his first without Rodgers under center. 

"It proved that I am me," Adams told The Ringer in an interview.  "A quarterback doesn’t make me. … Imake me. And I can do it consistently at this level."

"That’s why [last] season meant a lot," he says. "Even if I went and played like dog s--- next year, they can’t say it. Because now I’ve already proved it throughout the course of a season, played every game, and put together a résumé that says I do not need …"

Davante Adams #17 of the Las Vegas Raiders warms up prior to a game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Allegiant Stadium on January 07, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  (Chris Unger/Getty Images)

"You can erase all the numbers. You can just write in: He didn’t need Aaron Rodgers."

His comment was in no way a shot at Rodgers – Adams says Rodgers is a "hell of a quarterback" — but Adams told The