Less than a year after undergoing surgery to repair a torn shoulder labrum, Jamal Adams is set for a similar rehab odyssey in 2022. The Seahawks safety is out for the season after his second major left shoulder injury in 11 months, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com tweets.
In addition to another labrum tear, Adams sustained significant damage in that left shoulder during Seattle’s Week 13 win over San Francisco. He will undergo surgery Thursday, Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times tweets, noting that the fifth-year veteran considered a non-surgical route this week before opting to go under the knife. While the high-priced defender is expected to recover fully by the start of next season, this certainly marks another blow for a Seahawks slate that has skidded off track.
Adams went down during the second quarter of the Seahawks’ 30-23 win. Fourth-year UDFA Ryan Neal replaced him and will be in line to do so again when the Seahawks face the Texans this week. Adams had not missed a game this season.
The Seahawks gave the former Jets top-10 pick a four-year, $70MM extension this summer. He has not been used to rush the passer in the same capacity he was in the recent past. After setting a safety record with 9.5 sacks in 2020, Adams will finish his second Seahawks season with zero. He did record multiple interceptions for the first time in his career, grabbing two, and made 87 tackles in 12 games this year.
Adams’ absence stands to weaken a Seahawks defense and potentially impact the Jets’ 2022 draft. The teams’ summer 2020 trade sent Seattle’s first-round picks in 2021 and ’22 to New York. While the Seahawks are not yet out of the running for a wild-card spot, their pick could end up in the top 10 for the first time since 2010.
The Seahawks did not use his best skill, pass rushing, at all this year.
Poor coaching or was something else going on?
His pass defense skills are not great…
This guy killed the Seahawks run over the last decade or so
The Jets made out like bandits in that trade. Once again, the Seahawks trade for a superstar player fails, like Percy Harvin and Jimmy Graham before him they can’t figure out how to maximize that talent. Marshawn Lynch worked out pretty well, so they’re not all bad, just haven’t had a good one in a long time.
At least Percy Harvin iced a super bowl victory with the 2nd half kickoff for td.
Doesn’t break my heart when a guy with his arrogance and me-first attitude gets hurt. Sorry if that make me sound insensitive
Worst trade in NFL history. Traded so many assets and then extended Jamal to an awful contract
BoB trading Hopkins for a 2nd rounder and David Johnson is worse. This one is only so bad because of how bad the Seahawks are this year. If they were a playoff team and the pick was like mid-20s, it wouldn’t be as bad. The Hopkins trade is horrendous on its face, though.
Holy hyperbole. Not even in the Top 10
How about the saints ? They traded a 1st , 3rd , 4th , 5th , 6th , 7th , the following years first round and 3rd to draft Ricky Williams ? Back in 1999
This trade looks better and better for the Jets. They grabbed a starting rd last year, and the first rounder this year will be a top 5 pick. Seattle is 4-8 now and without arguably their best defensive player, are starring down the gun of 4-13. The Jets, because of their own wretched season, will have 2 top 10 picks
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This dude was playing good this year too. Really was coming on strong the last 5 games or so.
Dear Seahawks front office: I told you so.