It started with an Instagram like.
Las Vegas Raiders All-Pro Davante Adams fielded questions Tuesday morning about his head coach Antonio Pierce appearing to publicly endorse that he be traded.
Not long after that, the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s Vincent Bonsignore reported that the Raiders are “growing open to the idea” of trading Adams and are “reaching out to teams to gauge interest in the veteran wide receiver.”
This has all surfaced since Pierce’s digital response on Monday to a Sports Illustrated report shared on Instagram that Adams may have played his last snap with the Raiders. From the Instagram post, per SI’s Michael Fabiano:
“Do not be surprised if Davante Adams has already played his last snap with the Raiders,” Fabiano said. … “He could have played yesterday, but the Raiders are looking to deal him because they think they can get some value for him and they know they’re going nowhere this year.”
Pierce liked this Instagram post from his personal account. Fabiano …