When former Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams requested to be traded to the Las Vegas Raiders, he expected to continue compiling accolades and victories while catching passes from his longtime friend and college teammate, quarterback Derek Carr.
But things change quickly in the NFL. Instead, Adams found that the grass outside of Green Bay is, in fact, not greener. The three-time first-team All-Pro has put together stellar statistical campaigns in his two years with the Raiders, but the team has drastically deteriorated and changed since his arrival.
The Raiders appeared to be on an upward trajectory after their playoff berth in 2021. That season proved to be an anomaly, however. There were high expectations for the Raiders in Adams’ first year in Las Vegas, but the Raiders finished the 2022 season with a 6-11 record in 2022.
To make matters worse, the team moved on from Carr, who was a large part of the reason why Adams joined the Raiders in the first place. In 2023, Adams found himself catching passes from three different starting quarterbacks — Jimmy Garoppolo, Brian Hoyer, and Aiden O’Connell — while playing for two different head coaches.
The Raiders quarterback room looks even bleaker in 2024. After failing to land one of the top quarterback prospects in the 2024 NFL Draft, the Raiders entered minicamp with O’Connell and journeyman quarterback Gardner Minshew competing for the starting role.
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