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Davante Adams is ramping up the rumor mill with Edgar Allan Poe’s cryptic post
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Davante Adams is ramping up the rumor mill with Edgar Allan Poe’s cryptic post

Davante Adams’ time with the Raiders is clearly never approaching.

The Raiders wideout, who requested a trade from Las Vegas this week, posted a photo of Edgar Allan Poe to his Instagram Story and added a second message with a quote attributed to the poet: “Don’t believe anything you hear and half of what you see.”

It would be easy to link Adams’ post to the Ravens – linking Poe to his famous work ‘The Raven’, a team mentioned as a potential landing spot for his services.

Wide receiver Davante Adams of the Las Vegas Raiders looks on before a preseason game. Getty Images

The second report might help dispel that, but the obvious connection to the Baltimore football team will only increase the rumor mill, which the 31-year-old seems eager to dismiss.

Adams has been most strongly linked to the Saints and Jets — landing spots that could potentially reunite him with his former quarterbacks Derek Carr and Aaron Rodgers — but Baltimore has also reportedly checked his trade price.

The Steelers, Bills, Cowboys and 49ers are also among the teams said to be inquiring about the cost of acquiring the former All-Pro, while the Raiders are looking for a second-round pick, according to multiple reports reports.

Las Vegas originally paid with a first- and second-round pick to pry him out of Green Bay in 2022.

Adams spent the first eight seasons of his career with the Packers, where he caught 73 touchdowns and 8,121 receiving yards as Rodgers’ battery partner.

Davante Adams set the NFL rumor mill on fire by posting a photo of Edgar Allan Poe on his Instagram Story.
Adams followed with a message quoting the famous poet.

The two haven’t been shy about their affinity for each other, as Adams’ name has popped up in several trade rumors in recent seasons.

“How could you not?” Adams told FanDuel’s Kay Adams on her ‘Up & Adams’ FanDuel TV show when asked if he missed Rodgers last week.

Sports Illustrated’s Albert Greer reported this week that teams are confident Adams is “plotting” a trade with Gang Green.

Davante Adams (17) runs after the catch during the second half against the Baltimore Ravens. Tommy Gilligan-Imagn images

However, the Jets quarterback doesn’t shake his hand when he knows something.

“I don’t know how much I can say about it because of the tampering,” Rodgers said Friday in London, ahead of the Jets’ game with the Vikings at the Northumberland Development Project. “But I still have a close friendship with him. We spend time together in the off season. He’s a great guy and a great player. The rest of that is out of my control.”

Adams will miss Sunday’s game against the Broncos due to a hamstring injury, his second straight missed game.

It might give him even more time for fans and pundits to wonder who exactly is rapping, knocking at his room door.