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‘You Can’t Keep Doing That’: 6x Pro Bowler Says Davante Adams Lacked Trust In Aaron Rodgers Which Led To Green Bay Packers Exit

Published 06/15/2022, 8:00 AM EDT

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Star WR Davante Adams will no longer play for the Green Bay Packers. Adams has played eight seasons for the Packers alongside QB Aaron Rodgers. The franchise traded Adams to the Las Vegas Raiders. After the deal he became one of the highest-paid wide receivers in the NFL history. But, what made Davante Adams leave Green Bay?

Davante Adams recently in an interview had revealed that Aaron Rodgers played a part in his departure from the Green Bay Packers. Rodgers and Adams had a conversation where they discussed Rodger’s future at Green Bay. The QB was thinking of his retirement plans and Adams did what was best for him as he did not want to be stuck for a long period of time.

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The 6-times pro bowl champion Gerald McCoy was recently a guest on ‘The Herd with Colin Cowherd’. Cowherd on the show talked about Adams and said“Davante Adams says over the weekend, yeah, that’s why I left. He’s like, they offered me more money, but I don’t want to get stuck. And I thought, Aaron, you probably should keep that retirement thing, right?”

Cowherd and McCoy had a discussion on the departure of Davante Adams, where McCoy presented his own views on the situation. He said, “Yeah. I mean, he’s my favorite player, so I kind of have to get biased at times, but in reality, if I’m his receiver, I feel the same way. You can’t keep doing that. I’m about to be locked in here for the next five years, and I want a quarterback that I could trust.” McCoy stressed the fact that nobody would want to be stuck for five years with a quarterback they don’t trust.

Davante Adams and Aaron Rodgers signed one of the biggest deals in this NFL season

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McCoy also talked about how the Green Bays’ backup play has not been up to the mark. Also, Players need money, but security too plays an important part when choosing a team.

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Adams had started his NFL career with the Green Bay Packers in 2014 and was a ray of hope for many Packers fans. Adams and Rodgers are one of the most popular QB and WR duos in the NFL. But sadly, the two will now play for different teams.

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Davante Adams recently signed a five-year $141.25 million deal with the Las Vegas Raiders. Rodgers, on the other hand, was looking to retire from the league. But instead agreed to a four-year $200 million extension.

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Aniket Srivastava is an NFL Writer at Essentially Sports. Having completed his bachelor's in Architecture, he has worked under a few Architects until his love for writing urged him to be a full-time writer. Aniket has a keen interest in NFL and ardently follows two teams: Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, of course, because of Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes, respectively.
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Gurjyot Singh Dadial