Las Vegas Raiders facilities have a different vibe. Mark Davis fired the ex-head coach Josh McDaniels and former general manager Dave Ziegler early on Wednesday morning. And now, the team held its first practice under the new interim coach Antonio Pierce on Thursday. However, it’s the squad’s top defensive player, Davante Adams, whose thoughts are being heard loud and clear.

Meanwhile, wide receiver Davante Adams doesn’t see Davis’ decision to remove the two staff members as a reason to celebrate for the team. Adams himself has been in the news regarding his trade, however, the Raiders’ owner decided to keep him. Consequently, while expressing gratitude, Adams also feels fortunate to have an improved standing within the team.

Davante Adams compared himself with Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers?

In a recent press conference, Davante Adams appeared to share his stance on the new changes within his team, the Raiders. Besides speaking on the firings of head coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler, Adams spoke about his recent upgradation in the team. As big players influence the team’s decisions, plays, and more, the 30-year-old wide receiver Adams is also getting such kind of respect from the team, and owner Mark Davis.

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Highlighting Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers’ stature with their teams, Adams genuinely appreciated McDaniels and Ziegler, saying, “I appreciate those two guys in particular because I’ve never heard of really any other player um other than maybe Aaron, Tom like guys like that getting you know the type of say that I would have.” He felt blessed as the two kept him in open communication, and asked him for his opinions, and different things to share regarding game plays, strategies, and more. Tom Brady, during his tenure with the New England Patriots, and Aaron Rodgers, while with the Green Bay Packers, had a significant impact on their team’s decision and game strategies, throughout their lengthy careers.

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Hence, Adams, too, is feeling lucky to have a responsibility like this on his shoulders. Meanwhile, speaking about their recent firings, Adams believes that it is not a celebration time, however, also embraced the new beginnings.

Davante Adams shows compassion for Josh McDaniels!

Just after the NFL trade deadline of the season, Raiders owner Mark Davis fired head coach Josh McDaniels. In the same press conference, Davante Adams talked about this recent unexpected move, and said, “Don’t get it confused.”

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He added, “It’s not a celebration that we have a new coach and there’s been changes made. We, obviously, think it was time, one way or the other, it was time for some sort of change.” Furthermore, the wide receiver noted that there was a high time to “revitalize the team a bit” and that’s the only mindset that was there when McDaniels and Ziegler were removed.

Nevertheless, always wanting to be a Raider, Adams is now trying to embrace everything positively and is promising himself to do everything that he can for the team to keep his stature in the team going.