Raiders' Davante Adams says he and Derek Carr 'almost died together'

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Many don’t realize that Las Vegas Raiders teammates Derek Carr and Davante Adams were on the same team prior to the latter’s blockbuster trade this offseason. 

Fresno State is where Carr threw and Adams caught passes during their collegiate careers. But they also shared an intense, life-threatening moment together that will never be forgotten. 

"We almost died together," Adams said to ESPN. 

Davante Adams (L) and Derek Carr of the Las Vegas Raiders enter the stadium prior to the 2022 Pro Hall of Fame Game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Tom Benson Hall Of Fame Stadium on August 04, 2022, in Canton, Ohio. (Nick Cammett/Getty Images)

One day, the teammates decided to go whitewater rafting in the Upper Kings River in the Sierra Nevada mountains near their school, and it turned out to be a pretty poor decision. 

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Accompanied by Carr’s now-wife, Heather, the guide of the trip, Ryan Soares, said there was one rule on the expedition: "Don’t stop paddling." Well, that’s exactly what happened when they entered Banzai Hole, which is a notoriously tough rapid to paddle through. 

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"I stop paddling as soon as we get through there because – literally – we were going down," Adams said.

Wide receiver Davante Adams #17 and quarterback Derek Carr #4 of the Las Vegas Raiders talk during training camp at the Las Vegas Raiders Headquarters/Intermountain Healthcare Performance Center on July 24, 2022, in Henderson, Nevada. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

One by one they started falling out of their raft. And Soares even said you "technically" could die