Saints at the top of Davante Adams’ wish list [Raiders trade Adams to Jets for conditional 3rd ; Jets paying Adams’ entire remaining salary]

Elvis said
Even with what you said before this, the Raiders are not asking for a 3rd and they aren't looking to eat any of the money from what I understand. They want a 2nd and to pass his salary to the next team. That is the proposed trade right now.

As i understand it, what the Raiders are asking id based on speculation. None of us know what they're actually willing to agree to. All i know is I wouldn't agree to anything more than a 3rd and the Raiders covering a chunk of the salary. They don't have to agree to it. If they don't, you walk away. And fwiw, Bill Belichick is on record saying the Raiders won't get more than a 4th for Adams, so there's that.

Elvis said
I don't see why they would even bother trading him if they had to pay him regardless. It sets up a lot of risk of making their front office and coaches look bad if he balls out somewhere else on their dime.

Adams don't care about all that. He just wants out. It's up to the Raiders to make it work if they're serious about moving Adams. No team is gonna take on his entire salary.

Elvis said
Plus, we would have to make the deal before the injured players get back or knowing that we were turning things around.

That's why I said there is some risk in acquiring him. It's just as likely to fail as to succeed. But I'd rather try and fail than not try at all.

Elvis said
Why would we do that knowing that we were going to have to cut him before the next league year? It's just throwing away a pick and forcing us to reshuffled future money midseason to get his salary under and leaving no room for other transactions we may need to make because of injuries. It just doesn't make any sense.

If he helps the team make the playoffs, that would make the juice worth the squeeze. It might not work, but it does make sense.