The good news for the Packers: Aaron Rodgers is still in Gre

The good news for the Packers: Aaron Rodgers is still in Green Bay after signing a contract extension. The bad news: His favorite target moved to Las Vegas.In one of the most surprising moves of the offseason, the Packers agreed to trade Davante Adams to the Raiders in exchange for first- and second-round picks in the 2022 NFL Draft. In addition to reaching his desired destination, Adams signed what was until Tyreek Hill only days later.MORE: Multiple reports suggested Adams was unable to come to terms on a long-term Shohei Ohtani Jersey deal with Green Bay, leading the Packers to use the franchise tag on the 29-year-old. Adams had no interest in playing under the franchise tag, and the relationship between the two sides was simply "too far gone,".In their first public comments since the trade was completed, some of the highest-ranking members of the organization e sentially confirmed what we already knew. There was no way to salvage the situation CJ Wilson Jersey .What Packers said about the Davante Adams tradeDuring his Monday media availability, Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst told reporters finalizing the deal with the Raiders was a "hard decision," but it was ultimately He also noted he didn't regret how the front office handled contract negotiations with Adams last year."I felt really good about the communication with Davante and his agent before the season, through the season and after," .Despite speculation that the futures of Adams and Rodgers were tied together, Gutekunst made it clear Rodgers knew Adams would never play for the Packers again.BG says 12 knew Cody Allen Jersey 17 wouldn't return. "It's very much been a partnership over last year moving forward with all those decisions. He spoke greatly about having some impact on people that affect his job, so certainly as we went through, it was important for me and us to communicate." Ryan Wood (@ByRyanWood) On Sunday, Green Bay coach Matt LaFleur that the Adams trade was "tough" for him and the franchise, but the deal felt inevitable."Certainly he's a guy that's going to be tough to replace and so you never want to let great players like that walk away from your team. But, like I said, it's just one of those deals where some tough decisions have to be made," LaFleur said. "Unfortunately, in the National Football League, there's a thing called the salary cap and you gotta get below that as well. So everything Brandon Phillips Jersey factored into those decisions."What are the Packers' options at wide receiver?Adams was coming off the best season of his career in terms of receptions (123) and receiving yards (1,553). To point out the obvious, there really is no way to replace arguably the best wide receiver in the league Mike Trout Jersey .In order to keep the offense rolling, the Packers will have to fill the wide receiver room with multiple playmakers. They have Randall Cobb, Allan Lazard, Amari Rodgers, Malik Taylor and Juwann Winfree on the current depth chart, but they could pursue other talent through different avenues. recently laid out some po sibilities:Trade targets: Brandin Cooks, DK MetcalfFree agency targets: Keelan Cole, Will Fuller, Jarvis LandryNFL Draft: Treylon Burks, Chris Olave, Jameson Williams"We're going to absolutely have to add some pieces to that room and, you know, we got to construct our offense around what we have," LaFleur said. "You can't look back and you gotta move forward."