Jamal Adams is getting another shot.
The former Seahawks safety is reportedly signing with the Minnesota Vikings, extending a career that has already taken him through three other teams since 2023. For Seattle fans, it’s a name that still carries the sting of a massive trade haul and a tenure that never came close to matching the price.
Adams arrived in Seattle with two first-round picks, a third-round choice, and Bradley McDougald attached to the deal. He did flash in 2020, his first year with the Seahawks, but the injuries that would come to define his time there were already starting to chip away at his availability.
The coverage issues were real, the tackling came and went, and the one thing Seattle could never count on was him staying on the field. After four seasons, the Seahawks moved on.
What makes this latest landing spot notable is that Adams is still only in his late 20s, even if his body has taken enough punishment to make that feel hard to believe. A lot of people probably assumed his next stop would never come. Instead, he’s found another one.
The fit in Minnesota is the part that raises eyebrows. Adams is still a liability at safety, where the speed and anticipation needed to hold up in coverage just haven’t been there. Injuries have taken too much away for that role to make sense anymore.
Last season with the Las Vegas Raiders, Adams played under former Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll and shifted inside to linebacker. That move alone suggested a player who understands the reality of his career now: if he’s going to keep sticking around, it won’t be as a safety.
He appeared in all 17 games, his first near-full season since 2018, and made four starts while finishing with 45 tackles. But he also missed 15.1 percent of his tackle attempts, which is a rough number for a linebacker.
If there’s a place where Adams can still help, it’s in a specific role, not a broad one. Minnesota defensive coordinator Brian Flores has a reputation for getting the most out of players in aggressive packages, and Adams still brings something as a blitzer. That may be the lane here.
The catch is obvious: if the Vikings ask him to do much more than that, the same problems that followed him out of Seattle are likely to show up again.
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