‘A lot of talk no action’: Jamal Adams says Jets haven’t made extension offer

New York Jets safety Jamal Adams is not pleased with the way his contract negotiations with the Jets are going.

Jamal Adams is not pleased with the way his contract negotiations with the Jets are going.

Reports surfaced on Friday that the Browns and star defensive end Myles Garrett are discussing a mega-deal. Adams took to Instagram to congratulate Garrett and ripped New York’s front office in the process, saying the organization is “A lot of talk, no action.”

“I can’t even get my first proposal that they said they would send over in January…,” Adams said in an Instagram comment. “I was called ‘selfish’ tho! Lol A lot of talk no action #StayWoke.”

Adams and the Jets have long been at odds over his contract. New York’s All-Pro safety is entering the fourth year of his four-year, $22.2 million rookie contract and wants to get paid before his rookie deal expires. More specifically, all signs point to Adams wanting to get paid this offseason. Jets general manager Joe Douglas and CEO Christopher Johnson have maintained that they want to keep Adams in the Big Apple and make him a “Jet for life.” However, it appears the organization is not in a rush to do anything right away.

The Jets want to wait to extend Adams, largely because they hold all of the leverage in contract negotiations. He is signed through 2021 and New York could use the franchise tag on him once, or even twice. With that kind of financial control working in their favor, it makes sense that the Jets want to save some money and wait as long as possible to extend the LSU product.

Could a training camp holdout be in store once the Jets are able to return to their facilities? Adams refused to participate in New York’s virtual offseason program and it doesn’t look like contract negotiations between the two sides are going anywhere anytime soon. That could lead Adams to sit out until he gets a new deal or is traded, which does not seem likely at this time.

Either way, it looks like Adams is out of patience with the Jets’ front office. Until the two sides are able to come to some sort of agreement, don’t expect Gang Green’s most vocal player to pipe down about his contract until he gets his way.