Jamal Adams, the No. 6 overall pick of the 2017 NFL Draft, took the league by storm as a rookie. He didn’t win any awards in his first season.
But Jamal morphed into a Pro Bowler and second-team All-Pro during his second year. He earned another Pro Bowl nod and first-team All-Pro status in his third campaign. To most, he was the best safety in the NFL.
Since then, Adams’ play has drastically fallen off. He orchestrated a trade away from the New York Jets to the Seattle Seahawks, picked up some injuries, and has never been the same player. Adams recently reflected on his move away from the Big Apple with reporter Tyler Dunne.
In his comments, he made it clear he wishes he hadn’t gone down that path. Shannon Sharpe and Chad Johnson discussed Adams’ admission on Nightcap . The two former players analyzed how Adams dominated in his heyday, mentioning it came in a different fashion than what’s historically expected from safeties.
Once they finished detailing Adams’ on-field strengths, Sharpe and Johnson shifted their conversation to Adams’ “emotional decision.” To both men, that’s where Adams’ professional trajectory began to turn for the worse. Shannon Sharpe: “When emotion is high, logic is low” Had Adams maintained his success once he changed coasts, he probably wouldn’t now be disappointed in leaving the Jets.
Unfortunately, following his Seahawks’ debut season, he suited up in just 22 of a potential 51 regular season games. This wasn’t lost on .