Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers are taking their division rivalry off the field and into the front offices. According to Sports Illustrated’s Corbin Smith, both the Seahawks and the 49ers are interested in acquiring New York Jets’ All-Pro safety Jamal Adams.
Adams recently made a trade request after the team failed to give him a contract extension he asked for. Jets reportedly are not interested in trading the 24-year-old safety despite this, but that didn’t stop them from having preliminary talks with Seahawks and 49ers.
Adams previously revealed a list of teams he would be willing to go to without an immediate extension, and Seattle and San Francisco are both there. However, they would need to give up a massive package in order to get him.
Jets have Jamal Adams under contract for two more years, and can also franchise tag him in 2022. This is why the organization isn’t in a hurry to move him anytime soon unless they get an offer they can’t say no to. This would most likely have to include at least one or two first-round picks, a combination of later round picks and possibly a player that could start right away.
Since entering the NFL in 2017, Adams earned two Pro Bowl nods and has one First-Team All-Pro selection from 2019. He has 46 starts during which he racked up 273 tackles, 12.0 sacks, 25 passes defended, two interceptions, and two defensive touchdowns.
