At this point, the Rams’ decision to stay with Davante Adams looks cleaner by the week.
Los Angeles did seriously weigh a path that would have brought AJ Brown to town, but the move would have required more roster surgery, including moving Adams. General manager Les Snead ended the conversation, and Brown wound up headed to the New England Patriots instead.
Five games into the season, Adams has been the far better answer for LA. He has played in all five contests, catching 27 of 45 targets for 441 yards and four touchdowns.
That works out to a 60 percent catch rate, 16.3 yards per grab, and 88.2 yards per game. He has been exactly what the Rams needed while waiting for wide receiver Puka Nacua to get healthy.
Brown’s start has gone in the opposite direction. He has appeared in only one game, and he left that contest with an injury. In that lone outing, he caught three passes on four targets for 26 yards.
There is some movement on the Patriots side, at least. New England has opened Brown’s practice window, making him eligible to come off injured reserve and work back toward the active roster.
For the Rams, the biggest proof came in Week 2 against the New York Giants. Adams took over that game with 195 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and he essentially carried LA to the win.
That kind of production is hard to ignore when stacked against Brown’s early season line. The Rams wanted more from the receiver spot, and Adams has delivered it. He is also ahead of last season’s touchdown pace, and his 443 receiving yards already represent 56 percent of his 2025 production with nine games still to play.
There’s another layer here, too: cost. By not making the Brown deal, LA kept its assets. The Patriots sent Philadelphia a 2027 fifth-round pick and a 2028 first-rounder, and Brown has not yet produced enough to match even the value of that fifth-round pick.
Neither the Rams nor the Patriots has hit the standard they wanted through five games. But if you’re comparing the two receiver choices now, Adams has the clear edge. Right now, the Rams’ call looks better all the time.
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