Report: Jets, Saints near top of Adams' wish list; other teams interested

The New York Jets and New Orleans Saints are high on Davante Adams' wish list of preferred destinations due to familiarity with the teams' quarterbacks, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Multiple teams are interested in the Raiders receiver, with the Jets and Dallas Cowboys having checked in with Las Vegas about Adams, The Athletic's Dianna Russini reports. Meanwhile, the Pittsburgh Steelers have also had discussions and are keeping an open line of communication with the Raiders, Russini adds.

The Kansas City Chiefs aren't expected to be a potential landing spot, Schefter reports.

Teams in the Adams trade market are now convinced that he's focused on engineering a trade to the Jets, per Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated. The Buffalo Bills have also contacted the Raiders regarding Adams, Breer adds.

A potential trade to the Jets would reunite Adams with quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who threw him passes for the first eight years of his NFL career while they were both members of the Green Bay Packers. A move to New Orleans would bring together Adams and former Raiders signal-caller Derek Carr.

In response to the rumors linking his team to Adams, Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy said Wednesday that he has "tremendous love and respect" for the Raiders wideout but feels "very confident" in his own receiver room, according to Jon Machota of The Athletic.

Adams reportedly informed the Raiders that he'd prefer to be traded. The wideout was involved in trade speculation recently, including after head coach Antonio Pierce liked an Instagram post Monday about the possibility that the star receiver could be dealt.

Pierce declined to say when he last had contact with the receiver and didn't offer an explanation for the social media incident during his Wednesday presser.

"Yeah, I'm just focused on Denver," Pierce told reporters, including Paul Gutierrez of ESPN.

While Adams would like to be traded as soon as possible, the Raiders' front office is in no rush to move the 31-year-old until its asking price is met, Russini notes.

Las Vegas is rumored to want a second-round pick and additional compensation.

Adams is currently sidelined with a hamstring injury that's reportedly week-to-week.

He's in the midst of a five-year deal worth $140 million that runs through 2026. The NFL's trade deadline is Nov. 5 at 4 p.m. ET.