You can add Deebo Samuel to the list of 49ers players that want Jamal Adams in the Bay Area.
Samuel posted a photoshopped image of Adams in a 49ers uniform on his Instagram story this week. He tagged Adams with the caption “come on the the gang.” This was after a report came out saying the 49ers have inquired about the All-Pro safety.
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— OurSF49ers (@OurSf49ers) July 10, 2020
In June, Trent Williams tagged Adams in a post of him restructuring his contract with the 49ers. Both players clearly want the Niners to go after Adams hard in trade talks with the Jets. San Francisco is one of eight teams on Adams’ list of teams that he’d prefer to be traded too.
At the moment, the Jets have all intentions of keeping Adams this season and beyond. Joe Douglas has already said that he wants to make Adams a “Jet for life,” but the GM is in no rush to do a deal this offseason.
With two years left on Adams’ rookie deal, as well as a good chance of a lower salary cap number next offseason, the Jets aren’t ready to hand out a massive extension to their best defensive player.
This battle between Adams and the front office has been going on since last year’s trade deadline when Adams’ name was brought up in trade talks. The two sides appeared to work out their differences then, but now Adams feels the Jets aren’t honoring their word after saying they would engage in contract talks.
At this point in time, trading Adams doesn’t seem to be in the Jets’ plans, but the situation could very well change over the coming weeks with training camp approaching.