Woody Johnson betting big that Davante Adams can fix Jets

It’s no secret that Woody Johnson has been all-in for this season. Tuesday’s acquisition of Davante Adams, the star receiver and all-time favorite target of Aaron Rodgers, is evidence of Johnson doubling down on all-in and becoming ALL-IN. The Rodgers window, after all, is open for only so long — this year and maybe next year. With his Jets again struggling — what else is new? — Johnson showed his first sign of panic when he fired head coach Robert Saleh last Tuesday after two consecutive close losses and a 2-3 record. And now, after the Jets fell to 2-4 following Monday night’s 23-20 loss to the Bills at MetLife Stadium, the owner called for another lifeline when he gave general manager Joe Douglas the green light to execute the trade for Adams. It’s a long-rumored union with the Jets and reunion with Rodgers that’s finally come to fruition. The Jets hope Adams, who turns 32 on Christmas Eve, is just the gift they need to put an end to their 13-year drought without a playoff berth. The question now is how soon Adams, who’s been nursing a hamstring injury, can play? The Jets would like that to be Sunday night against the Steelers in Pittsburgh in what’s now a critical game they need to win to retain any relevance in the AFC East. The cost for Adams was a 2025 conditional third-round pick that can become a second-rounder pending some of his performance benchmarks, and the Jets are taking on the remainder of Adams’ Raiders salary. According to ESPN, he’s owed nearly $12 million through the end of this season and is under contract for 2025 and 2026 with his annual salary about $36 million for each of those seasons. If Adams is the piece Rodgers has been missing and he can help propel them to the playoffs for the first time since 2010, the money and the draft pick spent will turn out to the bargain of the decade for them. Adams reportedly was on a red-eye flight from Las Vegas to New Jersey around the time that Rodgers underthrew rece...