Any chance the Las Vegas Raiders had of competing this season disappeared when they traded star wide receiver Davante Adams to the New York Jets. With a 2-4 record and the league’s 27th-ranked offense, the Raiders will likely be watching from the couch during playoff time. Despite this, owner Mark Davis stated that moving on from his team’s marquee player did not make for a difficult week
“I’m used to it,” Davis told NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport. “I’ve grown up in this sport. There is the business side of the building and the football side of the building. The football side is tough love, man. I’ve seen my best friend … Cliff Branch, he had to retire. I’ve seen all of these guys, at some point in time they said I’ve got to hang it up or this or that. You get really tough, thick skin.”
Las Vegas has struggled to build momentum amid franchise-altering changes over the last three seasons.
Can Mark Davis get the Raiders back on track?
Following a 10-7 campaign during the 2021 season that ended with a Wild Card loss, the Raiders have been an afterthought. The team made an aggressive move in 2022, trading a first and second-round pick for Adams to pair him with his college quarterback, Derek Carr. However, the move resulted in little immediate success, as Las Vegas posted a 6-11 record that season.
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