Jamal Adams has found another NFL home, and this one comes with as many questions as answers.
The former Seahawks safety is reportedly signing with the Minnesota Vikings, giving him yet another chance after a Seattle tenure that never came close to matching the price tag. Adams cost the Seahawks two first-round picks, a third-round pick and Bradley McDougald, and while he flashed in 2020, injuries quickly took over the story.
He was disruptive when rushing the passer, shaky in coverage, uneven as a tackler, and far too unreliable to count on week after week. After four seasons in Seattle, the team moved on.
A lot of people probably figured that would be the end of the line, even though Adams was still in his late 20s. His body, at least from the outside, looked like it had already been through much more than that.
But he has kept finding opportunities. Since 2023, he has played for three other teams, and now he’s landed with Minnesota.
The fit is hard to pin down. Adams is no longer the kind of player you want roaming as a safety, because the injuries have taken away too much of the speed he needs in coverage. He has also never been the kind of defender who consistently reads plays before they develop.
In 2025, Adams played for Pete Carroll and the Las Vegas Raiders, and he did it as an inside linebacker. That position change mattered. It showed he was willing to adapt if he wanted to stay in the league, and it likely helped him earn some respect around the NFL.
He was on the field for all 17 games with the Raiders, the first time since 2018 that he came close to a full season. Adams made four starts and finished with 45 tackles. He also missed 15.1 percent of his tackle attempts, which is a rough number for a linebacker.
Minnesota does have Brian Flores running the defense, and if anyone can squeeze something useful out of Adams, it might be Flores. Adams still brings value as a blitzer, and Flores likes to send pressure.
That could be the lane here. The issue is everything else.
If the Vikings ask him to do much beyond that, the questions are going to start piling up fast.
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