Getty Seahawks S Jamal Adams chasing 49ers WR Deebo Samuel
The Seattle Seahawks’ Week 14 loss to the San Francisco 49ers wasn’t a great game for safety Jamal Adams.
He got burned on a 72-yard run by Christian McCaffrey and was called out by head coach Pete Carroll after the game.
To add insult to injury, though, former Seahawks defender K.J. Wright piled on, agreeing with a commenter on his show that Adams is “hot garbage” on the field.
K.J. Wright Made It Known He’s Not a Fan of Jamal Adams
It’s no secret that many Seahawks supporters don’t love Adams, who is on pace for his worst full season but has the third highest cap hit on the team.
Wright, who played with Adams in Seattle in 2020, appeared to agree with a listener on the December 10 episode of his “KJ All Day” podcast who wrote “Adam’s hot garbage lol” in the chat.
The comment got Wright and cohost Gee Scott chuckling.
“Say what I’m thinking right now, Gee. You say it. I don’t want to say it,” Wright said, laughing. “It starts with the letter Y and ends with an S.”
YIKES
For those who might think that Wright was suggesting “yearbooks” or “Yonkers,” he left little doubt when he mouthed the word “yes” three times.
Seahawks Can Get Rid of Jamal Adams After 2023
When the Seahawks traded two first-round picks (2021, 2022) and a third-round pick (2021) to the New York Jets for Adams and a fourth-round pick (2022), they thought they were getting an All-Pro safety with 273 tackles, 28 tackles for a loss, 23 quarterback hits, 12.0 sacks 25 passes defended, 2 interceptions, 6 forced fumbles and 4 fumble recoveries in 46 games over three seasons.
What they got instead was a player who has now played only 34 games in nearly four seasons, registering far worse numbers in almost every statistical category: 221 tackles, 22 tackles for a loss, 19 quarterback hits, 9.5 sacks, 11 passes defended, 2 interceptions, 1 forced fumble and 0 fumble recoveries.
Adams did make the Pro Bowl and second-team All-Pro in his first season in Seattle but hasn’t sniffed the honors since.
Saving money by getting out of his deal after this won’t be pain-free from a salary cap perspective.
Adams wanted a trade from the Jets because he was unhappy with his contract situation. New York didn’t want to pay a safety (a non-premium position) massive money, but Seattle was happy to (and give up two first-rounders for the privilege of doing so).
As such, general manager John Schneider handed Adams a four-year, $70.5 million contract with a $20 million signing bonus, $38 million guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $17.6 million starting in the 2021 season, per Spotrac.
If the Seahawks cut Adams this offseason, they save around $6 million. However, while they won’t have to pay the DB $26.9 million next season, he’ll still leave behind a hefty $20.8 dead cap charge. If the Seahawks cut Adams after June 1 of the 2024 offseason, they can spread that dead cap hit out over 2024 and 2025.
This obviously isn’t ideal for the Seahawks’ salary cap situation, but they can afford it now, as the majority of their key players are still on rookie-scale deals right now.