The Green Bay Packers have a lot of reasons to be optimistic about the 2024 season.
With second-year starting quarterback Jordan Love leading the charge, the Packers are looking to build on their promising 2023 campaign, which saw them win a road playoff game and take the eventual NFC Champion San Francisco 49ers to the wire in the Divisional Playoffs.
The Packers have a lot of receiving talent around Love, but most of it is still quite young. Between Christian Watson, Jayden Reed, Romeo Dobbs, Dontayvion Wicks, and Bo Melton, it's hard to say exactly who the number-one option will be in crucial passing situations.
With that in mind, one football writer believes the Packers could make a huge splash in the trade market this fall. And in doing so, they would reunite with a past franchise legend.
In a hypothetical blockbuster, Christopher Kline of FanSided proposed that the Packers could acquire receiver Davante Adams and a 2025 fourth-round pick from the Las Vegas Raiders in exchange for second- and third-rounders in 2025 and another third in 2026.
"Beyond the obvious football benefits of acquiring Adams, it's a chance for the Packers to stick it to Aaron Rodgers, who has spent the last year lobbying for Adams to join him in East Rutherford," said Kline of his proposal, calling it "a Packers fantasy made reality."
Adams, 31, spent the first eight years of his illustrious career in Green Bay before moving to Las Vegas in 2022. He is a six-time Pro Bowler, a three-time first-team All-Pro, and ranks fourth on the Packers' all-time receiving yards list.
If things fall apart for the Raiders early in the 2024 season, they could easily put Adams on the trade block. He originally signed a five-year, $140 million contract with Las Vegas through the end of 2026 with a potential out after this season.
Having Adams back could make the Packers one of the most formidable offenses in the game. But whether or not such a reunion is on the table is a question for the Green Bay front office.
