NEW YORK (NBC 26) — Packers legends Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams are reunited again.
The New York Jets are sending a third-round pick to the Las Vegas Raiders in exchange for the veteran receiver, according to multiple reports including the NFL's X account.
The pick could become a second-rounder if Adams meets certain incentives in New York, according to NFL Network.
The long-awaited reunion is here. @AaronRodgers12 | @tae15adams | @nyjets pic.twitter.com/qHjVfgzuMj
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Rodgers and Adams spent eight seasons together in Green Bay. During that time, they connected for 622 catches, 7,690 yards and 69 touchdowns in 108 games.
Adams matched the Packers' single-season record with 18 touchdown catches in 2020 and set new single-season marks for catches (123) and yards (1,553) in 2021. Rodgers won MVP in both of those seasons.
The Jets are looking for a spark to help save their season. After firing their head coach, Robert Saleh, last week, New York lost at home to the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football to fall to 2-4 - two games back of the AFC East lead.
Rodgers threw for 294 yards and two touchdowns, but threw a crucial interception late in the game to seal the New York loss.
The Raiders, meanwhile, part ways with Adams after a 2-plus season stint in Las Vegas.
The 31-year-old receiver was a first-team All-Pro in 2022, but took a step back last season and this year has only 18 catches in three games. Adams has been out the last several weeks with a hamstring injury.
The Packers traded Adams to the Raiders following the 2021 season, at which time he signed a 5-year, $140 million contract. Adams expressed he wanted to play closer to his family in California and to reunite with Derek Carr, his college quarterback at Fresno State.
The Raiders released Carr following the 2022 season; he later signed with the Saints.
