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If you’re looking for a dark-horse team in the Adams race, there’s a strong case to be made for the Commanders to shoot their shot here. 

At 3-1, they’re quickly becoming one of the feel-good stories of the 2024 season thanks to the play of QB Jayden Daniels. The early favorite for Offensive Rookie of the Year has completely changed the trajectory of this team, which suddenly ranks in the top 10 in several offensive categories. 

Terry McLaurin is WR1 in Washington, but it’s not hard to see how he and Adams could pair up as a devastating duo. With Luke McCaffery manning the slot well as a rookie and TE Zach Ertz as the security blanket, there’s already a lot to like about these pass catchers, but Adams would take the group to a new level.

Washington absolutely has the cap flexibility – this year and next – to handle taking on Adams’ salary, too. While the Commanders were thought to be a two- to three-year rebuild, Daniels’ early emergence has changed the calculus dramatically, and new GM Adam Peters has shown in his brief time he’s willing to be aggressive when needed.

It should be noted that Adams called out fans of the “Washington Football Team” this summer on a podcast with Amon-Ra St. Brown, complaining about the Commanders’ stadium as well as the city of D.C. itself. Perhaps Commanders fans can forgive those comments amid their current endorphin rushes if they landed Adams.