# Sean McVay's custom highlight tapes of Davante Adams helped lure the WR to Rams

## Published March 13, 2025 9:41pm EDT

 has long been one of the most physical wide receivers in the NFL, but he couldn't break free from the tenacious recruitment press of  coach Sean McVay.

"Honestly, the period hasn't been too long since I've been a free man, and Sean wanted to make sure he kept it that way, that's for sure," Adams said at his introductory news conference Thursday.

Adams said McVay's attentiveness was one of the main reasons  that could be worth up to $46 million to join the Rams. Many of those conversations took place while Adams, 32, was vacationing in Japan.

"And, I mean, I thought he was out there too," Adams said. "I was talking to him more than I was talking to my wife. But he definitely showed a lot of interest."

Adams said he first met McVay at the Kentucky Derby in 2019. The previous October, Adams had five receptions for 133 yards for the  against the Rams. McVay expressed his appreciation for Adams' play, which first sparked the idea of a potential collaboration.

"It wasn't until Adams became a free agent for the first time after 11 seasons with the Packers,  and  that he fully understood how much McVay appreciated him."

"The Rams move feels like a very substantive one, maybe two-year deal to line up in an excellent offensive culture with Sean McVay and Matt Stafford," Colin Cowherd said on "."

The Rams also allow Adams to be closer to family and friends, returning to his native California after growing up in the Bay Area and attending college at Fresno State.

Even Adams' No. 17 jersey was available,  after his first two standout seasons as a professional.

"Before I even knew for sure if I was headed to LA, he was already talking about wearing (No.) 12," Adams said. "For everybody out there that want to hate me for making them buy new jerseys, I did not tell him. I didn't pay him. I didn't do anything. That was out of the kindness of his heart, and he wore it in college so I guess it makes sense."

_Reporting by The Associated Press_

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