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Davante Adams flew to New Jersey with red eyes when the Jets completed the trade


Davante Adams flew to New Jersey with red eyes when the Jets completed the trade

Davante Adams is just like the rest of us – he also runs around to attend his doctor's appointments.

Well, flies around.

The 31-year-old star wide receiver traveled to New Jersey early Tuesday morning for a physical exam as the parameters for his move to the Jets had essentially been settled before news of the trade with the Raiders broke on Tuesday. as ESPN reported Adam Schefter.

News of Adams' trade broke just after 10 a.m. Tuesday morning.

Davante Adams is being traded from the Raiders to the Jets. Getty Images

Completion of the deal — which sends a conditional third-round pick that could become a second — back to Las Vegas is contingent on Adams passing his physical exam at the Jets' facility in Florham Park, New Jersey

The six-time Pro Bowl wideout wasted no time, as The Athletic reported 15 minutes after news broke that Adams was at the team facility.

Adams' reunion with former Packers teammate Aaron Rodgers has sparked much speculation since the latter joined Gang Green ahead of the 2023 season.

In Green Bay, the quarterback-wide receiver tandem was one of the most enticing in the league. From 2014 to 2021, there were 7,590 yards and 69 touchdowns on 622 receptions.

Rodgers – along with Jets receivers Garrett Wilson and Allen Lazard – have been vocal in their support of Adams joining them in New York, despite the NFL's tampering rules.

After months of the Jets juggling their chips, the front office finally went all-in.

Aaron Rodgers reacts during the Jets' loss to the Bills on October 14, 2024. AP
Davante Adams and Aaron Rodgers celebrate a Packers touchdown in 2021. AP

In New York, Adams will join Wilson at the top of the depth chart in one of the most impressive wide receiver rooms in the league.

The new jet could make its franchise debut as early as Oct. 20 when New York travels to Pittsburgh to face the Steelers on Sunday Night Football in Week 7.

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