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Las Vegas Raiders proprietor Mark Davis was in a position to flip lemons into lemonade within the wake of Davante Adams being traded to the New York Jets on Tuesday.
Talking to reporters throughout the NFL house owners conferences in Atlanta, Davis joked that the Raiders traded Adams in alternate for Tom Brady and a 2025 third-round draft decide.
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Mark Davis: “We traded Davante Adams for Tom Brady and a 3rd spherical decide right now.” pic.twitter.com/KmNDdIMIJ6
The Raiders’ precise compensation for Adams was a conditional third-round decide. Brady entered into the equation later within the day when he was approved by the opposite house owners to develop into a restricted accomplice as a part of the Raiders’ possession group.
Regardless that the Raiders do not get the advantage of Brady taking part in quarterback for them, his title within the headlines on the identical day they determined to maneuver on from Adams does make it simpler for followers to just accept not having a star participant.
After all, the important thing for Brady being concerned in Raiders’ possession is discovering a technique to make the franchise constantly profitable.
Since Mark took over as the first proprietor of the Raiders following the dying of his father, Al, in 2011, they’ve simply two profitable seasons and two playoff appearances. They have not gained a playoff sport since reaching the Tremendous Bowl throughout the 2002 season.
For perspective, Brady had 32 playoff victories and 6 Tremendous Bowl titles from 2003 to ’22. His solely shedding season as a beginning quarterback within the NFL was in his last yr when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers completed 8-9.
