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NFL rumors: Jamal Adams wants $20 million annually in new contract

Jamal Adams. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

One source says Jamal Adams wants to be paid like one of the NFL’s best defenders.

Let’s be clear from the outset that this rumor is a bit shaky.

ESPN senior reporter Jeremy Fowler has word from a source that New York Jets safety Jamal Adams isn’t interested in being a well-paid or even the highest-paid safety in the game. Instead, he wants his next contract to position him among the game’s best defenders, regardless of position, which would give him an average of “well above $20M per year.