Adams says Jets willing to trade him, doesn't think Gase is 'the right leader'

One week before NFL players are scheduled to report for training camp, tensions between the New York Jets and Jamal Adams don't appear to be fizzling out.

The star safety told Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News that Jets general manager Joe Douglas has expressed willingness to trade him if the right offer presents itself.

Douglas stated on multiple occasions this offseason that he didn't plan to trade the All-Pro defender, and Mehta notes Adams has yet to receive permission to discuss a deal with other teams.

"It's definitely mixed feelings," Adams said. "But at the end of the day, my happiness is more important. I know my worth. I'm going to stand on my beliefs. I'm going to stand on who I am as a person. And I'm not ever going to change who I am for somebody who's judging me.

"Either you accept me for who I am and you work with me and support me or you don't. It's OK if you don't."

The 24-year-old outlined the reasoning behind his trade request, including poor communication and frustration over not receiving a new contract. He also voiced concern for the club's future under head coach Adam Gase.

"I don't feel like he's the right leader for this organization to reach the promised land," Adams said of Gase. "As a leader, what really bothers me is that he doesn't have a relationship with everybody in the building."

He added: "At the end of the day, he doesn't address the team. If there's a problem in the locker room, he lets another coach address the team. If we're playing shitty and we're losing, he doesn't address the entire team as a group at halftime. He'll walk out of the locker room and let another coach handle it."

Adams is entering the fourth year of his rookie deal and reportedly wants to be the league's highest-paid safety. The two-time Pro Bowler has yet to participate in the Jets' virtual offseason but said he plans to report for training camp next week.

Gase denied having any issues with Adams in June despite the latter's absence from team activities.