We all know that one person in fantasy football who sends you trades that are obviously slanted. That’s the Las Vegas Raiders with Davante Adams. And it should be enough to push the New Orleans Saints into looking elsewhere for help.
It’s been widely reported the Raiders want a second-round draft pick at least, and they won’t take on any of Adams’ remaining salary. If the Raiders want to play hardball with what they’ll accept, the Saints should move on.
For New Orleans, neither parting ways with a second rounder nor taking on Adams’ big salary hit sounds desirable. It isn’t even realistic given their tight salary cap position. Adams is due about $12.5 million for the rest of the regular season and the Saints are under the cap by less than $4 million. However, it’s understood you may have to make sacrifices to get the trade done, and that’s something the Raiders aren’t currently accepting.
Per Bleacher Report’s Jordan Schultz, interested NFL teams are not willing to give up a second-round pick in addition to paying the entire salary. The Saints shouldn’t give in and give the Raiders everything they want.
The Saints have reportedly been more aggressive than any other team in pursuit of the wide receiver. Buckling to the Raiders’ demands would move them from aggressive to desperate. If taking on Adams’ salary is a part of the deal, the draft pick compensation should be lowered. Adams can stay in Vegas if the Raiders won’t bend on that.
