Davante Adams trade fits: Chiefs, Steelers, Jets among best destinations for Raiders WR

Things have gone south for Davante Adams with the Raiders, and now he wants to be traded out of Las Vegas , per multiple reports.

Adams, 31, was traded from Green Bay there in the 2022 offseason, but since then the team has made a mess at QB while moving on from his friend and former college QB, Derek Carr.

Adams officially missed the Week 4 home game vs. the Browns with a hamstring injury, but behind the scenes, there's hotly rumored unhappiness about the situation. With the real possibility that Adams has played his last down for the Raiders as he awaits another move, here's looking at teams that could vie to be his next landing spot.

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Davante Adams' best trade fits

1. Kansas City Chiefs

There's the usual feeling that teams in the same division, such as the Chiefs and the Raiders in the AFC West, don't make such big-name deals. But Las Vegas also needs to make sure it gets good return for Adams. GM Tom Telesco, who used to work for the Chargers, should consider a rare swap should the Chiefs offer the right draft pick compensation to help with the Raiders' rebuild. Adams would have a chance to earn his ring with Patrick Mahomes, playing well off Travis Kelce and rookie Xavier Worthy with Rashee Rice (knee) and Marquise "Hollywood" Brown (shoulder) on the shelf.

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2. Pittsburgh Steelers

They are looking better offensively, especially with Justin Fields growing in the passing game each week, trusting his top two targets, also a tight end-wide receiver combination in Pat Freiermuth and George Pickens. But they are still searching for a reliable No. 2 wideout between Calvin Austin III, rookie Roman Wilson, and others.

Adams would take over from Pickens as the No. 1, allowing the latter to play well off him as a deep threat. Fields would get a savvy target who can get open all over the field, and Adams' presence would prompt coordinator Arthur Smith to open up the offense. Given Pickens' skill set, Adams is much more appealing now than Brandon Aiyuk was over the summer.

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3. New York Jets

Garrett Wilson and Breece Hall need help. Although Mike Williams, Allen Lazard, Tyler Conklin, and Braelon Allen have expanded the offensive skill repertoire around Aaron Rodgers, nothing would. be better for Wilson and Rodgers than plugging Adams right into Nathaniel Hackett's Packers-like passing game that Adams knows well.

4. Buffalo Bills

The Bills have a bunch of fun young receivers led by Khalil Shakir, rookie Keon Coleman, and second-year tight end Dalton Kincaid, but the team could use a reliable No. 1 to help finish in the red zone for Josh Allen. Adams would also see appeal in joining this team, as the Bills are AFC title contenders just like the four teams above.

5. Minnesota Vikings

This needs to be the lone NFC team considered because Adams would have a chance to stick it to the Packers in the North. Justin Jefferson has good, young help in Jordan Addison and Jalen Nailor, and tight end T.J. Hockenson will return soon. But imagine Adams in a key red-zone scoring role that Adam Thielen once had to help a young Jefferson.