To say it wasn’t ugly is to live in a competing world that ditches reality. I mean, hey, it was what it was. Jamal Adams‘s scorched-earth tactics—easily spotted from outer space last offseason—didn’t exactly bleed beauty. Adams was unhappy with his current situation and did whatever it took to get out of town.
The New York Jets, on the other hand, played it cool. Like Fonzie, Joe Douglas led a calm public demeanor that assured everybody Adams’s behavior had nothing to do with the decision to send him to the Great Northwest.