JAMAL Adams could be ready for a surprise return to the Seattle Seahawks – just weeks after leaving the organization.
The 28-year-old was cut from the NFL franchise on March 5 and remains a free agent.
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Adams spent the last four seasons with the Seahawks after a big trade with the New York Jets in 2020.
Seattle gave up two first-round picks and a fourth-rounder in 2022 to secure Adams’ services.
He signed a $70 million extension with the franchise a year later, but has been plagued by injuries ever since.
The three-time Pro Bowler played 518 snaps last season in nine games, alternating time between weakside linebacker and safety.
Adams was released by the Seahawks in March, a move that created $6 million in cap space.
After failing to land a safety in the NFL Draft, the team is eyeing Adams’ return, according to Bob Condotta of The Seattle Times.
The report also states that the San Francisco 49ers have been “in contact” with the 28-year-old.
Adams continued to work during the offseason to get a new team, for NBC Sports.
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Despite his obvious talents, the versatile safety missed 33 games due to injury in his NFL career.
“I would love to have him back, LB and S look really weak right now,” one Seahawks fan wrote on X.
“People want him to play LB, but I wonder if he could stay healthy,” said another.
“Put him at LB on a relatively cheap contract,” commented a third.
“If he goes to the Niners and plays a full season I’ll be upset,” said a fourth.
Adams was selected with the 6th overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft.
A second-team All-American in college with Lousiana State, the Texas native ran a 4.33 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine.
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He entered the draft as the top-ranked safety, with the Jets signing him to a four-year, fully guaranteed contract worth $22.25 million.
Adams’ best season came in his second year as a Jet, where he put up career numbers across the board.
Starting 16 games, he racked up 115 combined tackles, 3 forced fumbles and 12 pass breakups.
But injuries have since caught up with Adams, who missed nearly the entire 2022 campaign with a torn quadriceps tendon.
Since arriving in the NFL, he has earned an impressive $68.7 million, per Spotrac.
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