Davante Adams Admits Aaron Rodgers Retirement Talk Factored Into Decision

Davante Adams may have been sick of hearing about the possibility of Aaron Rodgers retiring.

When opening up on some of the factors that played into his decision to request a trade, Adams admitted that he was worried about the looming retirement of his Hall of Fame quarterback.

“He mentioned we had talks about his future and what he thinks his duration in Green Bay or just football in general would look like, and that played into my decision as well,” the receiver said via CBS Sports. “Because where I am in my career — and this isn’t a shot at anybody, any other quarterbacks, in Green Bay, I love Jordan Love especially, he’s a great guy — I got aspirations of doing really, really big things and being remembered, and it just wasn’t really a point in my career that I was willing to sacrifice Aaron not being there after a year or two.”

Davante Adams also said he kept Aaron Rodgers int he loop throughout his entire trade process.

“Oh, yeah. We’ve talked multiple times. We talked throughout the whole process, too, and he was aware of where I stood, and I was aware of where he stood. We had talks just like what he said the other day,” Adams said.

Now, Davante Adams is paired with Derek Carr, and by the sounds of it, he doesn’t feel like it’s too much of a downgrade from Aaron Rodgers.

“As far as talent and ability, I mean, it’s really similar, if I’m keeping it real. Derek’s arm strength — they throw the ball a lot different. Like, Derek is going to fire it in there and you’re going to know that thing’s coming quick. And Aaron’s got the ability to just tighten that core up and just flick the ball to you. So the release is a lot different, but being able to get the ball to you late if they see you coming out of a break — not many quarterbacks can get it to you before you get to the sideline if you’re outside the numbers already.”

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