DJ Reed played against Davante Adams as a Seahawk and again last year as a Jet. He’s not lobbying Jets GM Joe Douglas to trade for the future disgruntled Hall of Fame Raiders receiver.
But he doesn’t believe Garrett Wilson would be upset if Adams could reunite with Aaron Rodgers.
“I don’t think I understand Garrett,” Reed told The Post. “I can’t speak for him, but I don’t think he’s going to be upset if he gets another good receiver. If anything, that’s going to take away from the second team because he’s been second-teamed every game.
Wilson has gotten off to a slow start this season with 20 catches for 191 yards and a touchdown through four games and blamed a mini firestorm behind the rhythm storm by telling ESPN Radio’s Bart Scott that the route tree hasn’t been the same this season.
“If you bring in another guy,” Reed said, “yeah that’s gonna help him.”
Adams was The Guy for Rodgers during his eight seasons in Green Bay.
“I’m sure Aaron would love to play with Davante, why not?” Reed said. “What Green Bay has, they’re the best duo in the entire NFL. I think they’re going to love playing with them again.
Rodgers has repeatedly expressed his desire to reunite with Adams.
“He’s still elite,” Reed said. “He’s a very good football player. I’ll just say really quick release from the line of scrimmage, very smart football player, understands the wide receiver position. He’s one of the few guys I’d say in the NFL that plays receiver that’s very technical , which, in my opinion, at this level, separates you.
Adams, with rookie Aidan O’Connell at quarterback, had six catches for 86 yards in the Raiders’ 16-12 win over the Jets last November. Adams, with Rodgers at quarterback, had seven catches for 78 yards in the Packers’ 17-0 win over the Seahawks last November.
Asked if he noticed a difference in Adams from 2021 to 2023, Reed said: “No. He’s still a boy. He just doesn’t have a quarterback to get him the ball yet.”
Raiders starter Gardner Minshew has a 70.7 completion percentage with three touchdowns and three interceptions this season. Adams had 18 catches for 209 yards and a touchdown in three games before missing last week’s win over the Browns with a hamstring injury.
“Davante is having a hamstring problem,” Raiders HC Antonio Pierce said Wednesday. “He’s rehabbing and the rest of us are focused on Denver.”
Adams will probably be nursing that hamstring until the Raiders give in to their desire to be traded.
“Obviously he’s one of the top receivers in the league for a reason, just a good route runner, knows impact and how to run routes and all that stuff,” Jets nickelback Michael Carter II told The Post. “He was there for a reason.”
Allen Lazard appreciates that Adams mentored him during his time as a Packers teammate.
“I would assume they’ll be able to give Garrett pointers and stuff,” Reed said. “And I think Garrett can give you a clue as well because he’s a tremendous football player.”
Rodgers, undergoing treatment before practice, has compared Wilson favorably to Adams.
“I think Garrett is different with his moves,” Reed said. “But in terms of the release package and how smart it is with the route, I can see the similarities.”
Rodgers will probably have less of an inclination to glare at Robert Saleh on the sideline or the Cadencegate debate with the annoying media if he throws it back to Adams. “Aaron and I are amazing. We love men,” said Saleh.
Adams will turn 32 in December. Adams three times with Rodgers enjoyed 100-plus receptions for 1,300-plus yards. In Vegas, had 100 catches for 1,516 yards and 14 touchdowns with old friend Derek Carr at quarterback in 2022, and had 103 catches for 1,144 yards and eight TDs last season with Jimmy Garoppolo and O’Connell.
“People like to talk about how old a man is,” Reed said. “But Davante, he’s going to play more receivers than 31. He’s going to continue to play at a high level.”
The question is whether it will be with Aaron Rodgers again or someone else.
