Raiders’ Davante Adams spoke to Aaron Rodgers after season-ending injury: ‘Like a horrible movie’

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When Aaron Rodgers went down with a season-ending Achilles injury Monday night against the Buffalo Bills, the entire NFL understood the significance. 

The Jets entered the season as a team with Super Bowl aspirations after trading for Rodgers in April. 

Aaron Rodgers of the New York Jets warms up prior to a game against the Buffalo Bills at MetLife Stadium Sept. 11, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J.  (Michael Owens/Getty Images)

The four-time MVP appeared rejuvenated as he prepared for his 19th season with a Jets roster loaded with talent. 

He’ll now be forced to watch from the sidelines as he rehabs and New York continues its season with Zach Wilson under center. 

Davante Adams, who spent the first eight seasons of his career in Green Bay with Rodgers, said it was tough watching his former quarterback go down with a serious injury. 

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"Really tough, man. I didn’t want to really take to social media. I spoke to him directly and reached out immediately. I was watching it on the plane as we were on the way over here," Adams told reporters Wednesday as the Las Vegas Raiders prepared to face the Bills in Orchard Park, New York.

Adams and Rodgers had a special connection while playing for the Packers, Adams catching 73 touchdowns in a Packers uniform.  

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 Sept. 20, 2021, in Green Bay, Wis. (Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

"It’s like a horrible movie. You don’t want to see the main character go down like that at all, let alone as