Unhappy and growing impatient with his contract extension negotiations, Jamal Adams formally requested a trade from the Jets on Thursday afternoon.
Adams listed eight teams that he would welcome a trade to. Among them are the Dallas Cowboys and Baltimore Ravens, who have the best odds to acquire Adams at +250 and +350, respectively, according to SportsLine. The Texans and Seahawks have the third- and fourth-best odds to acquire Adams.
Even though Adams requested a trade, the Jets don’t seem to be too inclined to grant that request. New York still has at least two years of team control and has planned all along to eventually work out a deal with the disgruntled All-Pro safety. With that, no trade appears imminent.
Still, teams will be interested in acquiring Adams and it appears one of those teams will be the Dallas Cowboys. Ever since the Jets were said to be listening to offers for Adams at last season’s trade deadline, he has been linked to his hometown Cowboys. While a homecoming would certainly be welcomed and Adams’ brash personality would fit right in with the Cowboys’ culture, Dallas still needs to pay its franchise quarterback and may not have the financial flexibility to risk assets for a player of Adams’ caliber.
The Ravens have a need at the strong safety position after the team parted ways with Tony Jefferson this offseason. However, like the Cowboys, they have their own players to pay and it’s unlikely the Jets will want to trade Adams within the AFC unless its for a monster haul. While the Seahawks and Texans were both playoff teams this past season and would definitely welcome a player like Adams to aid their secondaries, they also don’t have many assets or cap space to part with.
Right now, if Adams is traded by the Jets, it seems most likely that the Cowboys would be the team he would be playing for in Week 1 of the 2020 season. While oddsmakers view this as the most logical destination and a good bet to make, the Cowboys have already tried to trade for Adams before and the price was way too high, according to NFL Network’s Jane Slater.
The most likely outcome is that the Jets will retain Adams’ services, but it remains to be seen whether Adams is using this as a tactical negotiation trick or if he will truly force his way out.
