HENDERSON, Nev. — Sure, there was Amari Cooper and Michael Crabtree. But ‘Coop’ was too inconsistent and suffered from the dropsies too much, and ‘Crab’ — he put up numbers, but his best days were spent in San Francisco.
Jordy Nelson? He still had those “White Lightning” moves but had slowed and was often getting caught from behind.
Antonio Brown took down the entire organization with his training camp implosion and release, the aftershocks of which were still being felt in the streets of Silver and Blackdom two years later.
Henry Ruggs III was starting to come into his own early last season before his high-speed car crash while under the influence of alcohol claimed the life of a 23-year-old woman and her dog, and Ruggs was cut. And DeSean Jackson just never quite vibed.
So yeah, Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr has had “names” to throw the ball to in his eight-year NFL career. But with Thursday’s blockbuster trade with the Green Bay Packers for Davante Adams, Carr not only has his first true, still-in-his-prime No. 1 receiver, he also has a familiar and comforting face, reuniting with his old Fresno State wideout for the first time since they entered the NFL together in 2014, 17 selections apart from as second-round picks.
In fact, Adams just might be the first alpha wideout in his prime who actually, you know, wants to be a Raider since Hall of Famer Tim Brown. (Randy Moss doesn’t count because, well, you know).
Consider: Adams is just 29 and last season set single-season franchise records for the Packers in catches (123) and receiving yards (1,553) and became just the sixth player in league history with 120-plus catches, 1,500-plus yards and 11-plus touchdown catches in the same season, with league MVP Aaron Rodgers throwing him the ball.
Adams is…
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