Ranking 5 worst decisions of the 2022 NFL offseason ft. Carson Wentz and Davante Adams
The 2022 NFL offseason has been one of the most eventful of all time. It has been loaded with blockbuster trades and major free-agent signings, as NFL teams look to shake up their rosters for the upcoming season.
While many of the transactions during the 2022 NFL offseason made sense for all involved, there have been some that look questionable at best. Here are five of the worst moves of the 2022 NFL offseason so far.
Worst moves of the 2022 NFL offseason
#5 - Dallas Cowboys trade Amari Cooper to the Cleveland Browns for almost nothing
A legitimate case can be made for why it made sense for the Dallas Cowboys to move on from Amari Cooper during the 2022 NFL offseason. The main reason being his contract situation. He earns an AAV of $20 million per season and has been passed by CeeDee Lamb on the depth chart, making him an expensive second option at wide receiver.
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Trading Cooper seemed like the best option for the Cowboys because the team needed to free up some cap space during the offseason. The issue with the trade for the Cowboys is that they gave him away for next to nothing. The Cleveland Browns just gave up a fifth-round pick for Cooper, which doesn't seem worth it for the Cowboys.
#4 - Green Bay Packers trade away Davante Adams rather than pay him
Davante Adams was seeking to become the highest-paid wide receiver in NFL history during the 2022 NFL offseason. It's fair to say he earned it while leading the NFL in receiving yards over the last four years combined.
The Packers refused to pay Adams exactly what he was seeking, so they placed the franchise tag on him. Adams informed them that he would refuse to play during the 2022 NFL season on the tag, so he was traded to the Las Vegas Raiders. They gave him the contract he was looking for.