LAS VEGAS RAIDERS
Raiders Acquire Star WR Davante Adams From Packers
Mar 18, 2022, 2:08 PM
Detroit Lions outside linebacker Jamie Collins (8) makes a shoestring tackle on Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams (17) during a game between the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field on September 20, 2021 in Green Bay, WI. (Photo by Larry Radloff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
(Photo by Larry Radloff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
AP – The Las Vegas Raiders made a blockbuster move to keep up in the AFC West, acquiring All-Pro receiver Davante Adams from the Green Bay Packers.
A person familiar with the move said Thursday the Raiders are sending the No. 22 overall pick in the April draft and additional compensation to the Packers to reunite Adams with his college quarterback, Derek Carr.
Got him!! 👑☠️
We have acquired WR Davante Adams via a trade with the Green Bay Packers » https://t.co/Fqhe7OxKl9 pic.twitter.com/Ccf1HbxZRe
— Las Vegas Raiders (@Raiders) March 18, 2022
NFL Network reported that Adams has agreed to a new five-year deal with the Raiders that will pay him $141.25 million in the richest deal ever for a wide receiver.
All of #RaiderNation right now pic.twitter.com/EeiZ9EGvLU
— Las Vegas Raiders (@Raiders) March 18, 2022
