Veteran NFL wide receiver DeSean Jackson went on “The Herd with Colin Cowherd” in late August and spoke about Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams.
Jackson said Adams, whose appearance on the Netflix series “Receiver” often showed him to be frustrated, was unhappy in Las Vegas.
“I mean, you’ve got Gardner Minshew, that’s actually been named the starting quarterback this year,” Jackson said. “This year is going to be tough. They don’t have the quarterback that they want. I know they wanted to get a quarterback in that draft, and they couldn’t get their guy. So, obviously, they kind of defaulted to who they have.
“This one’s tough because me and Davante, we’ve talked and man, I hate to do it, I don’t want to be the guy that’s like, ‘Oh, DJax said this and said that.’ But at the end of the day, he is unhappy. I mean, you go from Aaron Rodgers, then you come to the Las Vegas Raiders and now not only Jimmy G [Garoppolo], you had your boy [Derek] Carr. It didn’t really work out … from the Fresno State days, right? You think they would come back and work everything out and it just quite didn’t work out. So now, I just don’t think he’s really that happy there.”
On Wednesday, Adams got an opportunity to address those comments from Jackson. The only unhappiness he demonstrated was towards Jackson.
“I’ve probably spoken to DeSean Jackson maybe three or four times in my life, and I never had a conversation with him [about this],” Adams said. “At the end of the day, the facts are the facts and that is not a fact … If it ain’t from the horse’s mouth, it’s probably bulls—.”
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – AUGUST 17: Wide receiver Davante Adams #17 of the Las Vegas Raiders looks on before a preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys at Allegiant Stadium on August 17, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Adams addressed the rumors of him being unhappy.
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Adams, 31, is entering his third year with the Raiders after spending the first eight seasons of his career with the Green Bay Packers. Adams emerged as arguably the best wide receiver in the NFL while with Green Bay, as his connection with Aaron Rodgers was second to none.
Adams requested a trade and wanted to play with his college teammate, Derek Carr. However, Carr’s tenure in Las Vegas ended after Adams’ first year with the team, and last year, there was a carousel at the quarterback position for the Raiders. This year, Gardner Minshew has been named the starting quarterback.
Adams made it known he has no issues with where things stand right now.
“But in terms of me being upset or not being happy in this organization, it’s just a bunch of BS that’s just meant to throw everybody off and get clickbait,” Adams said. “Everybody wants to see what Davante Adams got to say, and, you know, he’s pissed off in Vegas. If I was pissed off, I mean, I wouldn’t be here right now.
“I don’t think that y’all standing in front of me [are] getting the vibe that I want to leave this place. And if you do, then you’re just feeding into the bulls— that they’re feeding you all out there. And that’s not reality.”
Adams is entering the third season of the five-year, $140 million deal he signed with the Raiders.
