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When three-time All-Pro Davante Adams<\/a> signed with the New York Jets in October 2024, he fully expected to wear No. 17 \u2014 the number he’d donned his entire pro career. Turns out, getting that jersey was a little harder than he thought.<\/p>\n

During a recent episode of “Bussin’ with the Boys,” Adams explained how he had to pull rank on a rookie wide receiver<\/a> who wasn’t willing to give up that No. 17 without a fight.<\/p>\n

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And by fight, I mean a very large sum of money.<\/p>\n

“So I showed up when I first got to the Jets Day 1. I came in with my backpack. It was an off day, Tuesday,” Adams explained. “A couple of guys were in there, I\u2019m like looking for him. I got $17,000 cash in my backpack. And I\u2019m thinking, like, this ain\u2019t nothing crazy. But like, certainly to give up your number as a rookie, like, you ain\u2019t did s\u2014 yet. It was Week 6 and I think he played four plays at that point.”<\/p>\n

Adams found the rookie and made him an offer.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019m like, \u2018You have no attachment to this right now. I\u2019ll pay for your whole family to get new jerseys, whatever, because they go out and spend their money on it, However many jerseys you need me to buy I\u2019ll do that and how about $17,000 for the number 17,\u2019” Adams told him.<\/p>\n

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But that wasn’t enough for the rookie.<\/p>\n

“He said, \u2018It\u2019s great to have you big bro. I can\u2019t wait to learn from you, but I\u2019m gonna need a million,\u2019” Adams recalled.<\/p>\n

Shoo. Pretty ballsy of the kid, you have to give him that.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, though, the strategy didn’t work out for the rook. Because Adams pulled his offer and took the issue to Jets owner Woody Johnson.<\/p>\n

“So I went straight to Woody and said, \u2018Give me 17, bro,\u2019” the six-time Pro Bowler recalled. “And he just took it off of him.”<\/p>\n

Adams was gracious enough not to name the receiver on the podcast, but a quick search reveals it was Malachi Corley who wore the number for the Jets until Adams was traded to New York from the Raiders.<\/p>\n

Corley was cut by the Jets ahead of the 2025 season before signing with the Cleveland Browns<\/a>. He’s still on the Browns’ roster.<\/p>\n

And he doesn’t wear No. 17 there, either.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/davante-adams-reveals-how-he-took-jersey-number-17-jets-rookie-demanded-1m <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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