Davante Adams on his relationship with Jimmy Garoppolo: 'It was never a personal thing'

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3 days ago

Much has been said and written about the viral clip of Davante Adams' frustrations during his time with the Las Vegas Raiders — specifically when Jimmy Garoppolo was throwing him the football in 2023.
Adams' expletive-laden rant during an episode of Netflix's show Receiver included comments about how he needed to leave the Raiders because of how many times passes left him getting hit by defenders. All of which happened while Garoppolo was under center.
Then, in a weird twist of fate, both are together again — this time with the Los Angeles Rams. They are even completing passes together in practice while starting quarterback Matthew Stafford is out with a back injury.
There isn't any animosity between the two, though. Adams told ESPN's Scott Kaplan & Beto Duran this week that while their time together in Las Vegas was "a dark moment in all of our lives," his comments toward Garoppolo in the video were "never a personal thing."
"I love Jimmy. It was never a personal thing," Adams said. "... We got to catch up and get on the right page. Obviously, that was just a dark moment in all of our lives — I think all of us were pretty miserable there. We laugh about it now."
It's good to see Adams and Garoppolo work things out after a tumultuous-looking relationship with the Raiders. It also likely helps that they're now both playing in a very successful offense under Sean McVay.
Hopefully, the two won't need to play together during the regular season. The Rams are hopeful Stafford will be healthy for Week 1, but getting early reps with Garoppolo isn't a bad thing, either, in the event Stafford misses time during the year.
This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: Rams WR Davante Adams clears the air on Jimmy Garoppolo comments