Should Detroit Lions Trade for Davante Adams? 3 Reasons Why It Would Be Awesome
It’s a simple question with a nuanced answer: should the Detroit Lions trade for Las Vegas Raiders WR Davante Adams? Now let’s be clear – Adams agent says he’s locked in with the Raiders for 2024 (which we all know doesn’t mean ANYTHING), but if they decide to trade the 32 year old receiver – which we’ll get into, should the Lions take a run at him?
Here’s one proposed Detroit Lions trade for Davante Adams
Our friends at CBS sports put together an interesting piece about five possible landing spots for Adams, and one of the teams is the Lions…here’s the proposal:
Lions get: WR Davante Adams
Raiders get: WR Donovan Peoples-Jones, 2025 second-round pick, 2026 third-round pick
Detroit already possesses one of the NFL’s most balanced offensive lineups, but the Lions have underrated questions about receiver depth behind emerging star Amon-Ra St. Brown. Besides, St. Brown’s own mega deal doesn’t kick in until 2025; he’s due less than $5 million in 2024, and Detroit already has close to $35 million in cap space. This arrangement could function similar to the Houston Texans‘ addition of Stefon Diggs: Adams gives the Lions immediate help for a potential title bid, while Detroit all but guarantees it’ll let Adams test the open market with a reworked deal post-2024.
Three Reasons Why The Lions Should Be All In On Adams
- There are no guarantees in the NFL. After being one half from the Super Bowl last year, Detroit has gotten noticeably better on the defensive side of the ball – and the offense is the most balanced in the NFL…but you can’t promise that this will happen year to year. If you truly believe that the Lions are legitimate contenders for the Super Bowl (and they are), then you’ve got to go all in like the Lions have NEVER done before. This is potentially the best team in Detroit Lions history – think about that. Spend the money – go for it now. I want to see this Detroit Lions trade.
- Davante Adams makes sense. He’s 32 years old, having really good seasons on a team with no stability at QB and fits perfectly into the Lions offense for one year. Imagine Williams, St. Brown and Adams with Laporta at TE and Gibbs coming out of the backfield. Adams can still take the top off the defense, great hands and he’s a proven winner.
- Screw The Packers. I know, it’s a silly reason…but wouldn’t it be fun to have Adams going off on the Packers in Lambeau Field?
Bottom Line
Will the Raiders trade Davante Adams? They should. That team is in the middle of a massive rebuild and you need players (check out the Lions template if you need more guidance). Does a Detroit Lions trade make sense? Hell yes. We’ve got draft capital and enough players depth wise on the roster to make it work. Now can the season get here already? LETS GO!
