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New York Jets Jets Might Be Too Flawed for Davante Adams to Save Them
Like me, you may have spent your Sunday morning watching Aaron Rodgers throw three interceptions and 22 more incomplete passes for the Jets in London. You may have seen Rodgers’ throws glide off the fingertips of almost every pass-catcher in a New York uniform as they still managed to mount a half-hearted comeback in a 23-17 loss to the undefeated Minnesota Vikings.
I wonder if Davante Adams found himself on his couch, nursing that balky hamstring, watching this same game. Maybe he was keeping tabs on his former quarterback and the team in green and white and thinking to himself, “Yeah… these are my guys. I can work with this.”
The sinking Las Vegas Raiders are apparently ready to move on from Adams, with coach Antonio Pierce adding to the drama every step of the way. Adams, who long maintained publicly that he wanted to stay in Vegas, is now open to a trade, too.
The usual insiders have reported that trade talks “should ramp up over the next 48 hours” and that Adams would prefer a landing spot with a quarterback he’s played with before — the 2-3 Jets and Rodgers, or the New Orleans Saints and Derek Carr.
The Raiders may be able to start a bidding war pitting not only the Jets and Saints, but also other interested teams against each other. After all, a star like Adams makes any team better.
But New York is hardly guaranteed to get that much better if it pulls off the move. Of the Jets’ myriad of problems, the amount of wide receiver talent ranks pretty low, for a change.
Full disclosure here: I’m a Jets fan, reasonably young but still of the “long-suffering” variety. (If you think there’s some sort of ethical problem with me writing about this team in a professional capacity, well, if Jets fan Rich Eisen was allowed to do play-by-play for the London game, I think I’m within my rights to criticize them.)
There are several points we can make in favor of a Jets trade for Adams. Rodgers and Adams have connected on 76 touchdowns between the regular season and playoffs in an eight-year marriage in Green Bay, tied for fifth most by a quarterback-receiver duo in league history. The Jets still have faint playoff hopes because the AFC East is weaker than expected, with the Buffalo Bills at 3-2 but suddenly looking vulnerable and the Miami Dolphins feeling around in the dark without a solid quarterback.
And as hard as the past few years (or decades) have been on fans of this team, just saying “we can’t have nice things” doesn’t mean you don’t try. I saw this attitude in 2020 from antagonists of the Jets as well as some supposed fans — it went like, “Why get excited about the chance to land Trevor Lawrence? We’ll just find a way to ruin him too.” I get that this organization inspires nihilism in people, but that worldview frankly sucks.
That said, the Jets aren’t one star receiver away from a Super Bowl, just as, lo and behold, they weren’t one aging future Hall of Famer at quarterback away from becoming unstoppable. Rodgers threw two of his three interceptions on Sunday in the first quarter alone, both on pretty bad decisions, not flukes or tipped balls.
The Jets already banked so much on Rodgers transforming them. They installed his preferred offensive coordinator and signed another former Packer teammate, Allen Lazard, at receiver. (Don’t forget a very washed Randall Cobb in 2023!) Then why is the guy’s cadence and timing with his teammates so clearly off, and why would one more familiar face make that disappear?
The other big issue is that coach Robert Saleh hasn’t had the Jets prepared, seen at its worst in an ugly 10-9 loss to the Denver Broncos in Week 4. So it doesn’t help when Rodgers is also utterly predictable with who he wants to throw to. He forced an unwise pass to his buddy Lazard in the red zone on Sunday before Lazard eventually scored, and he tried another extremely low-percentage shot to Tyler Conklin in double coverage at the goal line.
There’s a universe where the Jets right the ship. Maybe it’s with Adams and maybe it’s not, but most of the middle part of their schedule is eminently beatable except for the Houston Texans. Tons would have to go right — the running game has to rank better than 32nd in a 32-team league, and someone would need to wave a magic wand over an offensive line that’s barely holding things together.
Mortgaging more of your future to pair Adams with your 40-year-old quarterback doesn’t paper over those problems. And it would make ultimately missing the playoffs hurt the fans twice as much.
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Dillon Dingler, Keider Montero guide Tigers past Rangers
May 2, 2026; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Tigers catcher Dillon Dingler (13) celebrates at home plate with teammates Riley Greene (31) and Colt Keith (33) after hitting a three-run home run against the Texas Rangers in the first inning at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images Dillon Dingler had a three-run home run and a double to spark the Detroit Tigers to a 5-1 home win against the Texas Rangers on Saturday.
Keider Montero (2-2) gave up one run on five hits, walked two and struck out two in 6 2/3 innings as Detroit evened the three-game series.
Gleyber Torres had two hits and an RBI for the Tigers before leaving with left side tightness. Riley Greene went 2-for-4 with a run and Wenceel Perez was 2-for-3 with a run and a walk.
Jake Burger hit a solo home run while Josh Smith and Josh Jung each had two hits for Texas.
Moments after Rangers right fielder Ezequiel Duran fielded Greene’s single and threw out Torres at the plate in the first, Dingler launched a homer that traveled 443 feet to left.
An inning later, Detroit took a 5-0 lead with a pair of two-out singles. Perez singled, stole second and scored on Kevin McGonigle’s grounder up the middle. McGonigle swiped second and came around to score on Torres’ bloop single to shallow right.
Montero gave up two walks in the third, but kept Texas off the board. In the fourth, Burger’s solo shot was the Rangers’ first hit and cut the Detroit lead to 5-1.
Duran and Smith posted back-to-back singles to lead off the fifth, but Montero induced a double play and a popout to escape the jam.
With one out in the eighth, the Rangers threatened with runners on second and third. Reliever Drew Anderson got Joc Pederson to ground out and struck out Burger. Anderson gave up two hits and struck out three in 2 1/3 innings of relief.
Rangers starter Kumar Rocker (1-3) gave up five runs on six hits in two innings.
Torres exited the game in the third with what was reported as left-side tightness.
–Field Level Media
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Cardinals stave off Dodgers’ rally for 6th straight win
May 2, 2026; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; St. Louis Cardinals right fielder Jordan Walker (18) hits a two-run home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the third inning at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Puetz-Imagn Images Jordan Walker slugged a two-run homer among his two hits and Michael McGreevy tossed six scoreless innings as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 on Saturday for their sixth straight victory.
McGreevy (2-2) allowed three hits with three walks and three strikeouts. Right-hander Ryne Stanek and lefty JoJo Romero each pitched a scoreless inning before the Dodgers scored two runs on four straight hits against righty Riley O’Brien in the ninth.
O’Brien recorded two quick outs before giving up back-to-back infield singles to Kyle Tucker and Teoscar Hernandez. Max Muncy and Andy Pages followed with RBI singles before O’Brien struck out pinch hitter Dalton Rushing for his ninth save.
Los Angeles lost its fourth straight game and has scored three or fewer runs in seven of its last 11 games.
St. Louis took a 3-0 lead on four hits in the third inning. Ivan Herrera hit a leadoff double against Roki Sasaki (1-3) and scored on Alec Burleson’s double to right field.
Walker followed with a two-run blast to left field. The 372-foot shot was Walker’s 10th homer of the season and second in his last three games.
The Dodgers had plenty of early traffic on the basepaths against McGreevy, but they were held scoreless while hitting into four double plays in the first five innings.
Los Angeles put two runners on with one out in the second inning before Pages struck out and Hyeseong Kim grounded out.
The pattern continued in the third inning, when Alex Freeland hit a leadoff single and second baseman JJ Wetherholt started a double play with a diving catch on Shohei Ohtani’s liner.
Sasaki gave up three runs on five hits with two walks over six innings. He retired the final 10 batters he faced and threw a career-high 104 pitches.
Stanek replaced right-hander McGreevy to begin the seventh inning and retired two batters before Hernandez singled and Muncy walked. Both were stranded when Pages struck out.
The Dodgers were held without a home run for the fifth straight game and have hit a total of three homers in their past 11 games.
–Field Level Media
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Saba Lobjanidze's brace sparks Atlanta over Montreal
May 2, 2026; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Atlanta United midfielder Saba Lobjanidze (11) reacts to his goal against the CF Montréal in the first half at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mady Mertens-Imagn Images Saba Lobjanidze scored a brace and Emmanuel Latte Lath netted the match-winner late in the first half as Atlanta United defeated visiting CF Montreal 3-1 on Saturday evening.
Alexey Miranchuk had two assists while Pedro Amador and Cooper Sanchez added an assist apiece for Atlanta (3-7-1, 10 points), which won its third straight match across all competitions and second straight in MLS play. It also snapped a four-match home winless streak (0-3-1).
Montreal (3-7-0, 9 points) saw a two-match win streak come to an end while its road losing streak reached four. It also finished the match with 10 men after Brayan Vera received a red card in the first minute of second-half stoppage time.
Latte Lath put Atlanta ahead in the sixth minute of first-half stoppage time thanks to an interception by Sanchez. The Ivorian striker played a ball forward to Miranchuk, then scored on Miranchuk’s return pass to make it 2-1.
Lobjanidze upped Atlanta United’s lead to 3-1 in the 50th minute, scoring off Sanchez’s assist.
Atlanta equalized in the 41st minute with Lobjanidze’s first goal of the year. After receiving a pass from Miranchuk, Lobjanidze’s shot deflected off Montreal goalkeeper Thomas Gillier’s hand and trickled past the goal line, tying the match at 1-1.
Matty Longstaff scored Montreal’s lone goal of the evening in the sixth minute.
Lucas Hoyos finished the evening with four saves. Gillier stopped two Atlanta shots.
Atlanta United won back-to-back MLS regular-season matches for the first time since May 24 and 28, 2025. They have outscored opponents 7-2 during their win streak.
Montreal lost for the first time under interim head coach Phillipe Eullafroy.
Miranchuk has two goals and two assists in his last three matches across all competitions.
–Field Level Media
Dillon Dingler, Keider Montero guide Tigers past Rangers
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