Three years ago today, the Green Bay Packers traded Davante Adams to the Las Vegas Raiders.
It was as inevitable as it was disappointing. There’s an alternate universe not too different from our own where Adams was a key part of the transition from Aaron Rodgers to Jordan Love, shepherding Love into a new phase of his career while putting the finishing touches on his quest to become the Packers’ all-time leader in receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns. Go look at the career leaderboards sometimes — Adams really was that close.
But due to a rift that opened between Adams and the Packers prior to the 2021 season, that alternate future never became a reality.