When the Initial qualifications implemented in the Jamal Adams storeThe Seattle Seahawks barely topped the New York Jets on a report card in which they both earned high marks. The final rating could obviously change for both teams, but possibly the first before the second, depending on whether general manager John Schneider can get Adams to accept an extension of the contract. The problem is, after desperately lobbying for one in New York before demanding an exchange due to lack of one, it appears that a freed Adams now would rather bet on himself in 2020.
It was initially unclear whether All-Pro security reassured the Seahawks in the trade deal by guaranteeing that it would sign an extension to the contract in 2020, or at least negotiate one in good faith, but that is apparently not the case. Just prior to a deal, Adams and the Seahawks were reported to have agreed to enter into contract talks until 2021, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, with no promise that he would accept what they offered him at the time. This guarantees that he will only win just $ 3.59 million in 2020, although the Jets are forced to eat the amount as dead money to get Adams out of New York.
However, given what was delivered to Adams land, the Seahawks are now in a precarious position.
Schneider and Coach Pete Carroll’s goal is to [finally] He locates the successor to Kam Chancellor and / or Earl Thomas, and Adams introduces them to a rare hybrid ability that instantly makes him the type. However, they paid a penny to purchase the upgrade, sending safety Bradley McDougald a third-round pick from 2021 and two first-round picks (2021 + 2022) in exchange for Adams and a fourth-round pick from 2022. With the Mid-round picks almost like a wash, are the first two that stick out like a sore thumb, considering it was already a steep price to pay for safety on any aspect, but especially one that doesn’t promise to stick around at the agency. free.
The Seahawks have control of Adams’ rights until 2021, and will pay him $ 9.86 million next season if he plays the final year of his contract without signing an extension, but it is clear that the two-time Pro Bowler believes he will find another team under Carroll’s Guardianship. That would allow him to get a higher price in a year from now than he would have gotten from the Jets team he didn’t want, on his journey to become the highest-paid security in the history of the league. Given what the Seahawks mortgaged to put on their roster, Adams is finally enjoying some influence in his contract talks after having none in New York.
If the Jets wanted him to stay, he wouldn’t have had any recourse, but they got a deal they couldn’t refuse from Seattle, which gets one of the best securities in the league, but who will also have to convince. stay. If the Seahawks only have Adams for two seasons, and especially if neither of those years produces a Super Bowl victory, they will have failed this exchange with great success.
No pressure.
