Is he more linebacker than safety?
NY Jets Confidential|August 2020
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Is he more linebacker than safety?
On March 4, Jamal Adams tweeted: “I want every penny that’s mine. I don’t want a penny more or a penny less.”

Prior to that, on Feb. 18, Adams tweeted: “Stand for your worth and don’t move.”

So this begs the question: “What is his worth?”

The team might have an entirely different view of that from the player. That is often the case in the world of professional sports.

The highest-paid safety in the NFL is the Chicago Bears’ Eddie Jackson, who makes $14.6 million per season.

So it would stand to reason that Adams would want to top Jackson’s deal in his next contract. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported that Adams wants around $20 million a year.

Adams tweeted something recently that might lead some to believe he thinks his value goes beyond the safety position.

Adams posted a video clip on Twitter showing him sacking New York Giants QB Daniel Jones for a loss on a blitz. He beat the block attempt by running back Saquon Barkley on this play.

On top of the video, Adams tweeted, “Just a safety?”

Just because a safety did a nice job on a blitz and sacked a quarterback, does that make him more than safety? Defensive coordinators call safety blitzes all the time. Adams is definitely a terrific Blitzer, but maybe that doesn’t make him more than a safety. It’s a common play-call for his position.

But maybe there is also another way of looking at it. Because of how often he plays in the box, near the line, is Adams actually more of a linebacker than a safety?

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