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Jets S Jamal Adams named to PFWA All-NFL Team

Jamal Adams has been named to the PFWA All-NFL Team.

You can add another accomplishment to Jamal Adams’ career year.

The Jets safety was named to the Pro Football Writers Associations All-NFL Team for the first time in his career. Last season, Adams was named to the PFWA All-AFC Team.

The 24-year-old safety has had a long list of teams he’s been named to this season. Along with the PFWA All-NFL Team, Adams was named a First-Team All-Pro for the first time ever and he made his second straight Pro Bowl.

Adams had another fantastic season with Gang Green in his third year out of LSU. He recorded 75 total tackles, 6.5 sacks, one interception, two touchdowns, seven pass defenses, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.

Adams is undoubtedly the leader of this football team. He routinely finds ways to make plays and rarely comes off the field. This past season he took his play a step further, blossoming as a pass-rusher under the tutelage of Gregg Williams. There’s not many safeties who can make that sort of impact.

As the accolades pour in, the Jets will have to ponder a new deal for Adams. He’s eligible for a contract extension and his next deal is going to be a massive one. The question is, who is going to give it to him?

Jets S Jamal Adams earns First-Team All-Pro selection

Jets safety Jamal Adams earned First-Team All-Pro honors on Wednesday.

For the first time in his NFL career, Jets safety Jamal Adams has been recognized as one of the two best players at his position.

Adams was named a First-Team All-Pro selection alongside Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick on Wednesday following a dominant 2019 campaign.

Adams nearly broke the single-season sacks record for a defensive back, but fell just short of Adrian Wilson’s record of eight with 6.5. The LSU product finished the year with 75 tackles, 13 quarterback hits, 10 tackles for loss, a fumble recovery that he took back for a touchdown and one interception, which resulted in a 61-yard pick-six, in 14 games played.

Throughout the season, defensive coordinator Gregg Williams played to Adams’ strengths and used him primarily in the box. With Marcus Maye lurking as New York’s lone high safety, Adams was allowed to make plays around the line of scrimmage, get to opposing quarterbacks and afforded more freedom than he had in Todd Bowles’ defensive scheme. Adams blitzed opposing quarterbacks a career-high 91 times in 2019 and also recorded a career-high 16 quarterback pressures and six quarterback knockdowns.

Adams shined in the box, but was just as solid in a coverage role as well. He allowed only 4.9 yards per target, 8.9 yards per completion, 129 total yards through the air on completions and only 58 yards after the catch.

Adams’ First-Team All-Pro selection is the latest accolade the 24-year-old has achieved in only three seasons in the NFL. He was a First-Team All-Rookie in 2017, Second-Team All-Pro last season and has two Pro Bowl selections (2018 and 2019) to his name.

Now, Adams can officially stake his claim to being the best of the best at his position.