New York Jets wide receiver Davante Adams reportedly has plenty of leverage heading into the upcoming NFL offseason.
NFL Network's Ian Rapoport noted Sunday the AFC East team "will never pay him" the $35.64 million for each year in 2025 and 2026 he is currently owed. Since "all sides know those numbers will have to be redone," Adams can decline any of the team's offers and wait to become a free agent when the Jets inevitably release him in such a hypothetical.
"Adams controls his own path," Rapoport wrote. "Obviously, the Jets would have preferred to have worked out an entirely redone contract with Adams, allowing him to stay for 2025 with no issues or making his contract tradable if it didn't work out.