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Davante Adams is asking the Raiders to trade an NFL bombshell

Davante Adams wants to leave Las Vegas.

According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, the Raiders wide receiver has told the organization that he would prefer to be traded.

While a deal doesn't appear to be imminent, the news comes amid growing speculation that Adams' time in Sin City would come to an end sooner rather than later and hours after he gave a noncommittal answer when asked if he would never A raider should downplay another.

Davante Adams on the Raiders sideline on September 29, 2024. Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images

“All I can control is this conversation we’re having here. And when we're done with this, the only thing I can control is what I do next,” Adams said during an interview on “Up & Adams with Kay Adams.”

“I’m about to get up and have a nice workout and that’s all I can control.”

In the last 24 hours, discussion of a possible Adams move appeared to intensify after a screenshot circulated on social media that appeared to show Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce liking a post on Instagram, which indicated that the receiver may have been swapped.

Additionally, a Las Vegas Review-Journal report published Tuesday quoted a league source saying the Raiders were open to the idea of ​​trading Adams and that the relationship between the Raiders coach and the star wide receiver is improving have worsened over time.

Raiders receiver Davante Adams (r.) supports Panthers cornerback Michael Jackson (l.) on September 22, 2024. Kirby Lee Imagn Images

ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that Vegas would “consider” a trade package that included a second-round pick and additional compensation.

During Tuesday morning's interview, Adams said in reference to the Instagram post that he hadn't heard from his head coach and “didn't really know exactly what it was about.”

“It's one of those situations where I just keep my head down, do my thing and let things fall where they may,” Adams said. “Since this became this way, there has been no communication with anyone on the team, but it's a bit like the weekly question, 'What about 'Tae?' Thing. It's always some kind of drama. But in the end, 17 doesn’t manage any of it.”

“So people can say whatever they want, but I just relax and try to be the example of not rebelling, just going with it and doing what I have to do.”

Rumors of a connection between the Jets and Adams have been circulating for some time, despite Adams previously repeatedly asserting that he chose the Raiders.

Now that the situation in Las Vegas appears to have changed, the two teams are likely to be linked again, especially after he was asked about missing Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers on Tuesday's edition of “Up & Adams.”

“How could you not do that?” Adams responded when host Kay Adams suggested he missed the QB.

The relationship between Adams and Rodgers from their time together in Green Bay has certainly sparked some speculation about Adams possibly coming to New York.

While Adams has dismissed the idea that he was the driving force behind rumors of a possible reunion with Rodgers, he waxed poetic about the man he was a teammate with for eight seasons with the Packers.

“The thought of playing with Aaron is obviously great,” Adams said on the Club Shay Shay podcast in July. “I already know what that’s like – and that’s similar to the reason I came here and met up with Derek again [Carr] because I was familiar with him. And whenever you have that, it gives you a little more confidence than starting over with someone you've never played with before, and it helps if they're the best to ever play the game – or at least that's how I feel. I don't know how you feel about that, but I definitely think so, and [Rodgers has] gave me the opportunity to show the world what I can do.”

As Rodgers' teammate in Green Bay, Adams had 669 catches, 8,121 yards and 73 touchdowns.

Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce praises his team's performance against the Cleveland Browns. Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images

This season with the Raiders, Adams has 18 catches for 209 yards and one touchdown.

He missed last Sunday's game against the Browns after missing practice on Thursday with a hamstring injury.