Jamal Adams Trade Rumors: 49ers, Seahawks Have Inquired About Jets Star

The San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks have reportedly held "preliminary discussions" with the New York Jets about a potential trade for Pro Bowl safety Jamal Adams.

Corbin Smith of Sports Illustrated reported the news Friday and noted the baseline offers will likely need to include a "2021 first-round pick and additional draft capital and/or players."

Adams has been seeking a new contract from the Jets. He's scheduled to earn $3.6 million in total cash for the 2020 season, including only $825,000 in base salary, in the fourth year of his rookie deal, per Spotrac.

In June, Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News reported the 24-year-old LSU product requested a trade from New York amid an "impasse" in talks.

He'd prefer a move to one of eight teams—the Baltimore Ravens, Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans, Kansas City Chiefs, Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks and Tampa Bay Buccaneers—per ESPN's Adam Schefter and Ryan Clark.

Adams is one of the NFL's top defensive playmakers. He's recorded 273 total tackles, 25 passes defended, 12 sacks, six forced fumbles, two interceptions and a touchdown across 46 appearances since the Jets selected him with the sixth overall pick in the 2017 draft.

He received a terrific 87.9 grade from Pro Football Focus for the 2019 season en route to being named First-Team All-Pro. He ranks third in approximate value among safeties since rookie year, per Pro Football Reference.

So far it's unclear whether the Jets will seriously entertain offers for him.

Head coach Adam Gase said he was hopeful the sides could reach a resolution to keep Adams, who he described as "one of our best players."

"This is a tough part of the business, when one of your best players is working through things with our organization," Gase told reporters in June. "We have to figure out a way to get to a good place, which will get him back, in the right spot and ready to go."

He added: "It's a tough part of the business. Our job is to work through difficult times and difficult situations and find solutions."

For now, Adams remains a member of the Jets with no sign a trade is imminent as the team prepares to kick off training camp July 28 ahead of its Sept. 13 regular-season opener against the Buffalo Bills.