RENTON, Wash. -- It took five months of negotiations, $38 million in guarantees and a piece of motherly advice for Jamal Adams' record-breaking contract extension to finally get done.
Michelle Adams helped push the deal through when she sent her son a text message Monday night from back home in Dallas.
"She said my full name, and when my mother says my full name, I think I need to pay attention," Adams said. "She gave me a nice little paragraph and basically just told me that you don't have to prove anything else to anybody.