Joe Douglas: Jets were not shopping Jamal Adams Published: Oct 29, 2019 at 11:57 AM Digital Content Editor On a dud of a trade-deadline day, the most interesting deal was the one that wasn't made. The 1-6 were rumored to be engaged in trade discu sions regarding multiple big-name players, including , and , leading up to the 4 p.m. ET deadline. Ultimately, . But that Dansby Swanson Jersey didn't stop one player in particular from expre sing his frustration over his being included in trade talks on Tuesday. Immediately following general manager Joe Douglas' post-deadline pre ser, during which he said explicitly that New York was not "shopping" Adams or any of the players rumored to be on the outs, the safety tweeted that Douglas "went behind my back" to shop him to teams, including the . At the end of the week last week, I sat down with the GM and Coach Gase and told them I want to be here in New York. I was told yesterday by my agent that the GM then went behind my back and shopped me around to teams, even after I asked him to keep me here! Crazy busine s. Jamal Adams (@Prez) Douglas, who was making an appearance on ESPN's "The Michael Kay Show" around the time of Adams' tweet, responded to his safety's comments, dismi sing again the notion that New York actively shopped the safety. "I think in this case it' Ronald Acuna Jr. Jersey s a simple miscommunication. I think someone told him that I was shopping him around and that's not true. I was not shopping Jamal around," Douglas said. "So I think it's just a matter of talking with Jamal. I talked to a number of other players today that had been leaked out publicly that were being discu sed in trade talks. I was able to talk to them individually, just let them know exactly what I told you guys. That there was talks. "I did listen to what teams had to say. At the end of the day, we're not in the position, we're 1-6, we're not where we want to be. We're not in a John Smoltz Jersey position where we're looking to have a fire sale on players." Asked about Adams' accusatory tweets, Douglas said, "I don't take it personally. And like I said before, I think it was a simple miscommunication. I think someone told him the wrong thing. ... Again, it was the wrong thing. And we did not call anyone. We were not shopping Jamal. I can promise you guys that. I don't take it personally. I think it's just a simple fact of reaching out and communicating with Jamal." Douglas and the were reportedly contacted by the on Tuesday in regards to a trade for Adams. New York was willing to part with the safety for a first-rounder and two second-round picks, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and Jane Slater reported. But the weren't willing to give up more than a first-rounder and a Day 3 draft Jorge Soler Jersey pick, Slater added. No deal. "For me, again I'll just say that from where I'm from, the organizations where I've grown up in, you listen to every call that comes in on every player unle s it's a franchise quarterback," Douglas told Kay. "We were in a situation where we listened to those calls. Again there wasn't any crazy demands made. It wasn't like, 'Hey, we're expecting to get this or nothing.' It was: 'What is your best offer on Player A?' And it was multiple payers, not just Jamal. And we felt that all offers that were made weren't offers that reached or exceed the value that we had with the player." In his third season in New York, Adams is a defensive captain and arguably the heartbeat of the team. The safety has one year left on his rookie deal, but New York can and should pick up his fifth-year option, keeping him under team control through 2021. Adams, who made his first last season, has started all seven games this year and logged one pick-six and five pa ses defensed. If Tuesday's tumult proved anything, it's that New York values Adams and won't give him away -- or go behind his back -- for anything le s than Bob Uecker Jersey top dollar. "He's a mi sion statement guy," Douglas said of Adams on Tuesday. "He's a guy that when you talk about the traits you're looking for, that's Jamal." This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be mi sing content or contain faulty links. Please use the Contact Us link in our site footer to report an i sue.
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