Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams was a big proponent of benching quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo last season and may have played a role in the decision to do so.
The Netflix Documentary Show Recipient includes a clip in which Adams is asked what he thought about the decision to bench Garoppolo.
“Well, my position on that was that I agreed to it, and that’s just the reality,” Adams said.
Adams didn’t explain exactly what he meant by “I signed,” but it appears Raiders coach Antonio Pierce asked Adams for his opinion, and Adams told Pierce to bench Garoppolo in favor of Aidan O’Connell.
Adams even suggested he would have left Las Vegas if the Raiders had not made a quarterback change.
“I love Jimmy. He’s a great guy, but something had to happen to give us a chance in the final period, and for me to remain a Raider, honestly,” Adams said.
O’Connell is now competing with Gardner Minshew for the starting job and Adams is hoping one of those two quarterbacks can get him the ball in his third year in Las Vegas.