Davante Adams Rumors: NFL Exec Says 'Best Time' to Trade Raiders WR 'Probably Passed'

Entering the 2024 season, many speculated that Las Vegas Raiders star receiver Davante Adams was a prime candidate to be dealt at the trade deadline, but some around the NFL don't believe that's the case.

In an analytics survey conducted by ESPN's Seth Walder, an NFL executive who voted on the low end of the probability of Adams being traded this year suggested that teams around the league already missed their chance to convince the Raiders to ship him away.

"It's kind of the difference between what should happen and what I think will happen," the staffer said. "The best time to trade Davante already probably passed."

Another voter explained their pessimism of Adams being traded by telling Walder, "I think the biggest thing there is [general manager] Tom Telesco doesn't trade very much."

Still, 85 percent of the votes for whether Adams would be traded landed on the maximum side of probability. There was also speculation over the summer that he could be traded to the New York Jets for a reunion with star quarterback Aaron Rodgers, but Telesco shot down those rumors in July.

Adams is the best player on a Raiders team that isn't expected to be in contention for a playoff spot in the competitive AFC, so it would be worth considering if the best option for the franchise is to deal him away and recoup assets to build for the future.