A screenshot circulating on social media Monday appeared to indicate Las Vegas Raiders coach Antonio Pierce “liking” an Instagram publish insinuating receiver Davante Adams might be traded.
“Don’t be shocked if Davante Adams has already performed his final snap with the Raiders,” the publish learn, with a hyperlink to a report from Sports activities Illustrated author Michael Fabiano.
Adams was requested concerning the screenshot on his weekly look on the “Up & Adams Present” on Monday.
“I haven’t heard from (Pierce). I haven’t talked to him,” Adams stated. “I don’t actually know precisely what that was about. … It’s a type of conditions the place I simply hold my head down and hold doing my factor and let the chips fall the place they could. There’s been no communication with anyone from the group since that turned a factor, however it’s type of similar to the weekly, ‘What’s up with Tae?’ factor. It’s all the time some form of drama. However, on the finish of the day, 17 doesn’t create any of it.”
“So, folks can say what they need, however I’m simply chilling and making an attempt to be the mannequin for not stirring the pot and simply locking in and doing what I acquired to do.”
When host Kay Adams later talked about she hoped the vast receiver would hear from Pierce on Tuesday, Davante replied, “Yeah, I do too.”
When contacted by The Athletic concerning the matter, a Raiders spokesperson declined to remark.
Davante has been the topic of fixed commerce rumors since final 12 months resulting from a mixture of Las Vegas’ incapacity to win constantly and his personal public outbursts of frustration.
“It will get annoying, for positive,” Davante stated when requested how he views the commerce rumors.
Each time a group has made a proper commerce supply for Davante so far, nevertheless, the Raiders have rebuffed them. If Pierce deliberately favored the Sports activities Illustrated publish, it may ship a message to Davante — and different groups — that that’s modified.
When Davante was requested by Kay if he’s performed his final snap for Las Vegas, he gave a noncommittal reply.
“All I can management is that this discuss we’re having proper right here. After which, after we’re carried out with this, all I can management is the subsequent factor that I’m on to,” Davante stated. “I’ma rise up in a minute and go get a pleasant exercise in, and that’s all I can management.”
Davante damage his hamstring in observe final Thursday and didn’t play in opposition to the Cleveland Browns final Sunday, however he was on the sidelines on the recreation in avenue garments. His timetable for return stays unclear.
“I’m unsure but,” Davante stated when requested if he’ll play in opposition to the Denver Broncos on Sunday. “We’re doing all the things we are able to to get again on the sphere. And, actually, I don’t know.”
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