After signing a franchise tender, the superstar wideout was traded to the Raiders and quickly inked a historic deal. Let’s explore the details of the massive new Davante Adams contract.
The Green Bay Packers have had quite the offseason. They gave Davante Adams the franchise tag. They handed Aaron Rodgers an extension that made him the highest-paid quarterback of all time.
Then, they turned around and traded Tae to the Las Vegas Raiders, sending shockwaves across the NFL landscape, breaking up arguably the single most dangerous quarterback-receiver tandem in football. And to cap things off, the Silver and Black hooked him up with a record-breaking extension of his own: five years and over $141 million.
The impact of this hectic week will be felt for a long, long time. With that in mind, let’s dive into the details of this historic Davante Adams contract.
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Davante Adams Contract Details & Salary
All dollar figures via Spotrac.
Years: 5
Total value: $141,250,000
Average annual value: $28,250,000
Guaranteed at signing: $67,500,000
Free agency: 2027
Wide receiver market? Consider yourself reset. After the Jaguars turned heads in offering Cardinals free agent Christian Kirk a four-year deal worth a maximum of $84 million, whatever extension negotiations Brian Gutekunst, Mark Murphy, and the Packers thought they were having with Adams suddenly got much more difficult.
Enter the Raiders, who now have a superstar skill guy to pair with Derek Carr — and while they had to break the bank in historic fashion to keep Adams around for the long haul, the trade assets they surrendered are nothing spectacular.
Expect the recriminations to be dense and heavy among the Lambeau faithful in the many months to come.
Packers-Raiders Davante Adams Trade Breakdown
Las Vegas Raiders get:
- WR Davante Adams
Green Bay Packers get:
- 2022 first-round pick (No. 22)
- 2022 second-round pick (No. 53)
Davante Adams’ Career Earnings
CAREER BASE SALARY: $30,752,746
CAREER SIGNING BONUSES: $19,180,656
OTHER BONUSES/INCENTIVES: $12,034,739
TOTAL SALARY EARNINGS THRU 2021 SEASON: $61,968,141
TOTAL SALARY EARNINGS THRU 2026 SEASON: $203,218,141
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