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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Three weeks after parting with quarterback Aaron Rodgers, the New York Jets released his favorite wide receiver, Davante Adams, on Tuesday.

The Jets also have given permission to wide receiver Allen Lazard -- another Rodgers favorite -- to seek a trade before the start of the league year on March 12, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter. In all likelihood, he, too, will end up being released.

The Jets are undoing what they did two years ago, when they went all-in for Rodgers by acquiring some of his former Green Bay Packers teammates.

The Adams move comes as no surprise, as he was due to count $38.3 million on the salary cap -- a 2025 league high for wide receivers. That includes $35.6 million in non-guaranteed base salary, the contract they inherited last October when they acquired Adams from the Las Vegas Raiders for a 2025 third-round pick.

By cutting Adams, 32, the Jets received major cap relief, clearing $29.9 million from this year's cap -- more than doubling their previous cap room. This will allow them to be aggressive in free agency, though it's not a clean break from Adams. There is an $8.4 million dead charge, the prorated renegotiation bonus he received upon being traded to the Jets.

The only logical way to have kept the still-productive Adams was to renegotiate his contract, and that never seemed like a real possibility. He strongly suggested at the end of the season that his future with the team was tied to Rodgers. They tried to trade him, but the contract was immovable.


The Jets' new regime -- coach Aaron Glenn and general manager Darren Mougey -- is shedding all remnants from the Rodgers era, which ended last season with a 5-12 record and triggered an organizational reboot.


Offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett, Rodgers' close friend, also is gone. And now Lazard's days are numbered; it's unlikely that a team will trade for his $11 million salary (non-guaranteed). His release or trade would create another $6.6 million in cap relief.


The Jets were 2-4 when they traded for Adams, a desperation move in an attempt to rekindle the Rodgers-Adams magic from their years with the Packers. As it turned out, they went 3-8 with Adams.


After a slow start, Adams came on strong toward the end of the season and finished with 67 catches, 854 yards
and 7 touchdowns in 11 games for the Jets. Combined with his Las Vegas production, he went over 1,000 yards for the fifth straight year. His signature performance was a nine-catch, 198-yard performance with the Jets in a win over the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Adams' departure leaves Garrett Wilson, a three-time, 1,000-yard receiver, as the clear-cut No. 1. He had that distinction at the start of last season, but the roles became blurred when Adams arrived.

It became obvious to some players that Rodgers was favoring Adams over Wilson in the passing game. In 11 games together, Adams was targeted 112 times (third most in the NFL), Wilson 87. The disparity was even greater in the red zone -- Adams 21, Wilson 11.

It fueled speculation that Wilson, whose relationship with Rodgers was tense at times, might ask for a trade. But the chances of that happening were greatly reduced by Rodgers' ouster.

Presuming Lazard leaves, the Jets are very thin at receiver. Aside from Wilson, their top holdovers are Xavier Gipson (27 career receptions) and Malachi Corley (three).

Adams has 957 career receptions, fourth among active players. He spent his first eight years with Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers before being traded to the Raiders in 2022.

Before finalizing the trade for Rodgers in April 2023, the Jets signed Lazard to a four-year, $44 million contract. They also added Randall Cobb, another Packers receiver who has since retired. The hope was to make themselves more attractive to Rodgers -- and it worked.

In two seasons, Lazard, 29, had only 60 receptions for 841 yards and two touchdowns. He struggled in 2023 and wound up getting benched. He rebounded with a strong start last season, but eventually lost playing time to Adams, who moved into an immediate starting role after his trade.
 

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PHILADELPHIA -- The Eagles are rewarding Saquon Barkley for his historic season with a two-year, $41.2 million contract extension that makes him the highest-paid running back in NFL history, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Tuesday.

The deal, which includes $36 million guaranteed at signing, makes Barkley the NFL's first running back getting more than $20 million per year. He has the ability to earn an additional $15 million in incentives and escalators.

The Eagles later announced Barkley's extension but did not disclose financial terms.

"Overflow! Grateful for the Eagles Organization , grateful for my team, grateful for the amazing fans in Philly. Fly Eagles Fly," Barkley posted to X on Tuesday.

Barkley had one of the best seasons ever by a running back. He rushed for 2,504 yards over the regular season and the postseason, breaking the single-season record previously held by Terrell Davis while leading his new team on its Super Bowl run.

Though Barkley had a chance to take down Eric Dickerson's regular-season rushing title as well, the Eagles decided to rest their starters in the finale against Barkley's former team, the New York Giants, leaving him 101 yards shy of Dickerson's mark of 2,105 yards.

Barkley's success prompted the Eagles to take the rare step of extending a player one year into his deal -- and in the same league year in which they signed him to the initial contract.

Last March, the Eagles made a splash by inking Barkley to a three-year, $38 million contract. That seemed out of character for Philadelphia, which hasn't always been willing to allocate significant resources to the running back position.

But with running back salaries largely depressed across the league relative to other skill positions, the Eagles identified an inefficiency in the market, and they believed Barkley would be revitalized by joining a team with better complementary players around him compared with what he experienced in New York.

Entering last offseason, the top-paid back in the league, Christian McCaffrey, was making $16 million a year on average. There were just six running backs making more than $10 million a year, including Barkley at about $13 million.

Meanwhile, 16 wide receivers were averaging $20 million or more per season while 13 others stood at $10 million or more, including some who weren't the primary pass-catching option on their squad.

"Has the pendulum swung so far at this position? I mean, the guy touches the ball 300 times a year, hopefully," general manager Howie Roseman said last March. "There's not a lot of other skill position players that are touching the ball that many times and having that effect."

With this deal, the pendulum could swing back toward running backs.

Barkley, 28, has rushed for 7,216 yards and 48 touchdowns over seven seasons with the Giants and Eagles. He was named to his third Pro Bowl this past season, was selected as a first-team All-Pro and won the NFL's Offensive Player of the Year award.

Well deserved. Outstanding season by Saquon.
 

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Well deserved. Outstanding season by Saquon.

Earned for sure. They released Bradberry today as well.

Bradberry I think had a Achilles Tear which is why he didn't play at all this Season. Q and DeJean talked about how much Slay and Bradberry worked with them before and after practice helping them raise their Game on the field.
 

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Raiders are releasing Gardner Minshew

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Seattle releases Tyler Lockett after 10 years with the team
 

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DK Metcalf asking for a trade.
 

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Seattle burning to the ground in front of our eyes
 
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But that means JSN bout to be WR1 :owens3
 
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So the Seahawks are letting go of 2 outta 3 of their WRs and expecting to compete okay good luck with that. DK with the Packers, or Ravens are the two Teams that come to my mind.
 

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I mean…

I don’t think they’re expecting to compete. Like Grim said, sounds like a reboot.
 

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Raiders just signed Maxx Crosby to a 3 year, $106.5 million contract extension making him the highest paid non-QB in NFL history
 
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Then I would say get rid of Geno and find a young QB in the draft to pair with JSN and start off properly. They have the 19th Pick in the Draft you might be able to find one down there but they just might draft one to get him ready to take over after Geno is gone in a Year.
 

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It’s only 2 first round QBs in the draft. They’re not getting one at 19.

But I wouldn’t be surprised if they picked one in the 2nd/3rd round
 

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It’s only 2 first round QBs in the draft. They’re not getting one at 19.

But I wouldn’t be surprised if they picked one in the 2nd/3rd round

True Sheduer and Ward are the two people are talking most about lately. Dart had a great showing I saw as well and you can't forget about Ewers and Milroe who are could go in the 2nd Round. They could move up Teams like the Bengals, Colts, Cardinals are above them but it will take some dealing for sure.