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Davante Adams has been one of the best wide receivers in the NFL for the last decade. He’s heralded as a premier route runner and someone who can make plays all over the field, creating easy separation against opposing defensive backs.
Cornerbacks around the league have consistently ranked him among the top players at his position, but there was an instance several years ago when Adams didn’t feel he got the respect he deserved from Jalen Ramsey.
In an interview with Mike Silver of The Athletic, Adams revealed that he had an issue with Ramsey leaving him out of his top five receivers after putting together a strong performance against him.
“I think it’s important for the players to talk about things as realistically as possible,” Adams said. “Which I had an issue with Jalen Ramsey (about) before because I knew based off what I did to him — and how he spoke to me about what I did to him — how he felt about my game. And then later that offseason, after we played him in the (2020) playoffs, he (went) on somebody’s podcast, and they said like name your top five (receivers) or whatever. And he named a bunch of dudes that weren’t me.”
Adams went as far as direct messaging Ramsey about the slight, asking him why he wasn’t considered one of the best receivers he’s faced. Ramsey explained it’s because he didn’t have much experience against Adams, which Adams didn’t fully buy into.
“And I even hit him up separately, like DM’d him, and I was like, ‘The f— is this?’ He was like, ‘No, it’s because I don’t have the same sample size with you as I do with some of these other guys,’” Adams said.
When Adams signed with the Rams, Ramsey commented on his Instagram post about how much he’s going to love playing for the organization, so their beef is probably squashed. But the fact that Adams took issue with Ramsey overlooking him shows how competitive he is.
He believes he and Puka Nacua can be one of the best wide receiver tandems in the NFL, but that’s not his ultimate goal. He does feel that at the end of the season, though, they will be viewed that way.
“It doesn’t matter if we have a thousand more yards combined than the next duo — nobody’s ever gonna agree,” Adams said. “That’s not my goal, to try to be on any list or any of that stuff. But at the end of the day, I can guarantee you: You want to circle back, and whether it’s top 100s or talking to the opposition? They’ll tell you.”
This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: Rams WR Davante Adams 'had an issue' with Jalen Ramsey years ago
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Cornerbacks around the league have consistently ranked him among the top players at his position, but there was an instance several years ago when Adams didn’t feel he got the respect he deserved from Jalen Ramsey.
In an interview with Mike Silver of The Athletic, Adams revealed that he had an issue with Ramsey leaving him out of his top five receivers after putting together a strong performance against him.
“I think it’s important for the players to talk about things as realistically as possible,” Adams said. “Which I had an issue with Jalen Ramsey (about) before because I knew based off what I did to him — and how he spoke to me about what I did to him — how he felt about my game. And then later that offseason, after we played him in the (2020) playoffs, he (went) on somebody’s podcast, and they said like name your top five (receivers) or whatever. And he named a bunch of dudes that weren’t me.”
Adams went as far as direct messaging Ramsey about the slight, asking him why he wasn’t considered one of the best receivers he’s faced. Ramsey explained it’s because he didn’t have much experience against Adams, which Adams didn’t fully buy into.
“And I even hit him up separately, like DM’d him, and I was like, ‘The f— is this?’ He was like, ‘No, it’s because I don’t have the same sample size with you as I do with some of these other guys,’” Adams said.
When Adams signed with the Rams, Ramsey commented on his Instagram post about how much he’s going to love playing for the organization, so their beef is probably squashed. But the fact that Adams took issue with Ramsey overlooking him shows how competitive he is.
He believes he and Puka Nacua can be one of the best wide receiver tandems in the NFL, but that’s not his ultimate goal. He does feel that at the end of the season, though, they will be viewed that way.
“It doesn’t matter if we have a thousand more yards combined than the next duo — nobody’s ever gonna agree,” Adams said. “That’s not my goal, to try to be on any list or any of that stuff. But at the end of the day, I can guarantee you: You want to circle back, and whether it’s top 100s or talking to the opposition? They’ll tell you.”
This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: Rams WR Davante Adams 'had an issue' with Jalen Ramsey years ago
Continue reading...
