As the New York Jets vie to acquire All-Pro wide receiver Davante Adams from the Las Vegas Raiders, the man largely seen as the biggest reason for Adams' interest in them - quarterback Aaron Rodgers - is weighing in on the situation. Speaking to reporters on Friday, Rodgers was asked to talk about why Adams appears to interested in leaving the Raiders. Rodgers explained that some people simply want a change of scenery and can make any place as good as they want it to be.
"The grass is green where you water it. You put the time in, you put intention in, and you can make a special situation out of being anywhere," Rodgers said in his typical cryptic fashion. Aaron Rodgers is asked about how a change of scenery can help a player through the lens of Davante Adams: "The grass is green where you water it.
You put the time in, you put intention in, and you can make a special situation out of being anywhere." pic.twitter.
com/oHdkIJ9UIh But the motivation may simply be for a chance to reunite with a player who gives him more preferential treatment. Back in their Green Bay Packers days, Rodgers and Adams formed one of the most potent passing combinations of the last decade. Rodgers is responsible for 68 of Adams' 96 career touchdown receptions.
Adams earned Pro Bowl honors in each of his last five seasons with the Packers. Getty The Jets could certainly do with a big play wide receiver like Adams to serve as a 1-2 punch alongside Garrett Wilson and Adams desperately wants a change of s.
