Davante Adams walks off the field prior to a game at Highmark Stadium on December 29, 2024 in Orchard Park, New York.
Davante Adams is going Hollywood.
The six-time Pro-Bowl wide receiver has agreed to a two-year deal with the Los Angeles Rams, the team announced Sunday.
We've agreed to terms with WR Davante Adams on a 2-year deal. ⤵️
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) March 9, 2025
The addition of the 32-year-old Adams comes as the Rams look to trade wideout Cooper Kupp, who has spent his entire eight-year career with the team after being drafted in 2017.
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Adams was released by the New York Jets on March 4 after producing his fifth-consecutive 1,000-plus yard season. The Jets acquired Adams from the Las Vegas Raiders in a midseason trade that reunited the star wideout with his former quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
In 11 games with the Jets, Adams had 67 catches for 854 yards and seven touchdowns. He finished the season with 1,063 yards and eight touchdowns on 85 catches.
Adams was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the second round of the 2014 draft, spending the first eight seasons of his career with the Packers.
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Adams, a three-time First-Team All-Pro selection, has amassed 957 receptions for 11,844 yards and 103 touchdowns in 11 NFL seasons. He ranks fifth among the NFL's active receiving yardage leaders, trailing Julio Jones, DeAndre Hopkins, Mike Evans and Travis Kelce.
He joins a Rams team that won the NFC West at 10-7 last season and advanced to the divisional round, where they lot to the Philadelphia Eagles. He'll be the newest target for Matthew Stafford while playing alongside wideout Puka Nacua, who was the Rams' leading receiver last season with 990 yards in 11 games.
