Jamal Adams, Adam Shaheen traded, Alex Smith cleared, and the NFL's apparent love for bad boys.

The announcement we have all been waiting for: Jamal Adams was traded away. For the whopping price of 2 first round picks, a 3rd round pick AND Safety Bradley McDougald. Quite the haul by the Jets, but yet still a win for Seattle his new home. Adams had been bad mouthing ownership, and the head coach the last week or two and the writing was on the wall about a trade which makes this return on this trade even more impressive. Seattle wins despite what they gave up because Adams is the perfect replacement for Kam Chancellor. Chancellor was the guy who set the tone in their secondary, and the kind of guy who would make sure no one wanted to come across the middle of the field. Adams will bring the boom back to the Legion of Boom. What impressed me from the Jets perspective is they shed Adams who clearly didnt want to be in New York anymore, gain Mcdougald who has been a starter for two teams spanning 6 seasons, the last 5 have seen him average 73 tackles, 6 pass deflections, and just under 2 ints a season. This is not a guy who was just a thrown in piece on this trade he is in fact the guy who will in turn replace Adams day one, and still form a solid 3 safety rotation with Marcus Maye, and Ashtyn Davis before Davis ultimately replaced Maye next year. Oh did I mention they also got two firsts, and a third? This looks like a stroke of genius for the Jets if they can make those selections count.

Adam Shaheen is a guy who came out of college extremely raw. He started his college career as a basketball player at the University of Pittsburgh in Johnstown, before transferring to Ashland and walking on to the football team. The 6'6 258 lb now tight end was following a path many other tight ends have before him. Despite leaving school as a Junior in Ashland he racked up 129 receptions for 1,755 yards and 26 tds. Impressive production for a walk on. He went on to be drafted in the second round, after tying for the highest bench press reps at his position, and posting solid numbers in the agility drills he climbed from the 14th ranked tight end to 4th just weeks before the draft. In three seasons in Chicago he managed just 26 receptions for 249 yards, 9.6 per rec., and 4 tds. Somehow producing 14 first downs and 3 plays of 20+ yards. Showing some glimmers of hope for this guy long term. However just 5 seasons into his transformation into a tight end he saw himself shipped to Miami for a conditional 6th round pick to compete as the number 2 tight end behind Mike Geiseki. Something tells me he will see success by year 5. 

Now on to the toughest QB I have ever seen play the game. Alex Smith a guy who fought back from a busy label in San Francisco, only to be replaced by Colin Kaepernick, got traded to KC where he cemented his status as a solid starting qb with winning season after winning season. Ultimately he was replaced by Patrick Mahomes and watched as he was dealt to the Washington Football Team. Not to be deterred he simply went to work as their starter, learning Jay Gruden's offense with relative ease. However after 10 games Smith suffered a brutal injury in which he had a compound fracture of his leg due to an awkward tackle in a game against Houston. Little did he know this would result in him missing the next 20 months of football activities. After one of the craziest rehabs in recent memory he was stricken with infections and issues related to his surgery for a while before he ultimately was even able to walk again. A little over a year later he is cleared for football activities, and Ron Rivera has already stated he will in consideration for the starting job even with 2and year Dwayne Haskins, and Kyle Allen, Rivera's backup from Carolina on board. This Marks one of the most impressive test of wills in NFL history. Many other players would have called it a career happy to have had a 15 year career in the league, but Smith is built differently he expects to succeed and forces himself to do whatever necessary to do so.

Martavis Bryant one of the often suspended receivers in the NFL somehow is still garnering interest from NFL teams. Despite serving a third suspension deemed as indefinite beginning in 2018, he might actually find his way back on the field in 2020. This guy missed 4 games in 2015 due to his first suspension then went on to put up career highs in receptions, yards, and touchdowns. In 2016 he served a year long suspension. He returned in 2017, producing similar stats 50 rec. slightly less yards per catch at 603 yards, and 3 tds. He then signed with the Raiders after forcing his way out of Pittsburgh. That turned into an ugly situation quick because of an impending indefinite suspension. After being cut and resigned Bryant posted 19 receptions for 266 yards and 3 Carrie's for 23 yards. Showing he still had talent left. He then served another year suspension before filing for reinstatement prior to 2020 amid a pandemic that is seeing players opt out left and right. Maybe the interest came in part due to the rash of players leaving,or maybe the NFL just can't give up their addiction to bad boys.