On Tuesday, the New York Jets (2-4) got another familiar weapon for quarterback Aaron Rodgers. They acquired his former Packer teammate, wide receiver Davante Adams, from the Las Vegas Raiders for a conditional third-round pick.
After the trade, Jets interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich reacted to the move.
“Yeah, I didn’t find out until not too long ago, but I’m ecstatic, super excited,” Ulbrich said on Tuesday. “Not only an elite player, as we all know, but the relationship with him and Aaron (Rodgers) just takes his value to a whole other space for us. So, I’m super excited. Got an opportunity to actually meet him this morning, which was even better. I knew him, obviously, from tape and everything that we’ve seen as a football player. But to get to know the man a little bit this morning was special. Like you can just feel it on him, not only that elite player but an elite human being and teammate, so excited him to get him into the mix.”
With the 31-year-old Adams in the fold, New York gets an elite wide receiver. The 11-year veteran and six-time Pro Bowler also has experience, which Ulbrich believes will help New York’s young and talented wide receiver, Garrett Wilson.
“I was fortunate enough in San Francisco to be around Terrell Owens and Jerry Rice and to see firsthand all that Jerry taught T.O. Jerry at the time was in his 18th year, whatever it was, but so established and understood the game at the highest level,” Ulbrich said. “I think Davante’s going to provide that same thing for Garrett and for all of our receivers. He’s done this at an elite level for a long time, and on top of all of it, you’re going to see exactly the reflection of a relationship with Aaron, the synergy that they’ve had for so long. So, it’s an exciting time to be a jet in that way.”
Wilson has not played since Week 3 due to a hamstring injury, and Ulbrich hopes he’ll be ready for Sunday’s game against the Steelers.
The Jets are in on Rodgers, and they will do anything to ensure the team’s success in 2024. Time will tell whether it will work.
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