Star wide receiver Davante Adams is reportedly enjoying the start of his tenure with the Los Angeles Rams after signing with them in free agency this offseason.
Speaking Tuesday on SportsCenter, ESPN NFL insider Jeremy Fowler discussed Adams’ situation, noting that someone close to the wideout said he “feels like he’s living in luxury right now.”
Fowler explained the comment, noting that Adams feels like he made a “selfish choice” for the first time in his NFL career.
By “selfish,” it means Adams made a decision based solely on himself rather than connecting himself to another player like he has for much of his time in the league.
Adams spent his first eight NFL seasons with the Green Bay Packers with Aaron Rodgers as his quarterback. Then, he influenced a trade to the Las Vegas Raiders so he could be reunited with his college quarterback in Derek Carr.
After the Raiders moved on from Carr, Adams got traded to the New York Jets last season, reuniting him with Rodgers once again.
The Jets released both Rodgers and Adams during the offseason, but rather than being a package deal, Adams decided he wanted to live in L.A. and play for one of the NFL’s best play-callers in Rams head coach Sean McVay and with one of the league’s best quarterbacks in Matthew Stafford.
Adams, 32, is a six-time Pro Bowler and three-time First Team All-Pro, earning all of those honors over a six-year stretch from 2017 to 2022.
While Adams’ numbers took a dip over the past two seasons compared to the previous few years, he has still finished with at least 1,000 receiving yards and eight touchdowns in five consecutive campaigns.
In 2023 with the Raiders, Adams recorded 103 receptions for 1,144 yards and eight scores despite an unsettled quarterback situation that saw him catch passes from Aidan O’Connell, Jimmy Garoppolo and Brian Hoyer.
Last season, Adams began the year in Vegas with Gardner Minshew and O’Connell as his quarterbacks before getting traded to the Jets to join forces with Rodgers once again. Despite the turmoil and the fact that he missed three games, Adams still managed to finish with 85 catches for 1,063 yards and eight touchdowns.
In Los Angeles, Adams won’t have to be the clear go-to guy for one of the first times in his career.
Puka Nacua has emerged as Stafford’s favorite target in the passing game over the past two years, although it is fair to wonder if a savvy and accomplished veteran like Adams will be able to seize that distinction.
Regardless, Adams is joining a high-powered offense and a team that has reached the playoffs in four of the past five seasons and won the Super Bowl in 2021.
With one of the best receivers of his generation joining a Rams team that was already stacked with talent, L.A. figures to be among the top contenders in the NFC in 2025.