Precedent seems to be the main reason the Packers couldn’t scrounge up a modicum of good news and sign Davante Adams to a long-term deal this week, instead adding him to the heap of unhappy players who will wisely begin aligning with the unhappy quarterback who began staging this anti-management coup a few months ago.
NFL Media reported that their “classic structure” on contracts leaves “limited options” for Adams, who has caught more touchdown passes (36) over the past three seasons than anyone in football. If the Packers are determined to play hardball with Aaron Rodgers, hoping his public tantrum will exhaust itself, having Adams as a security blanket for Jordan Love would seem to be of primary importance.