{"id":78502,"date":"2025-08-04T12:28:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T11:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=78502"},"modified":"2025-08-04T12:29:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T11:29:01","slug":"davante-adams-reveals-rams-teammate-heartfelt-gesture-he-gets-no-17-jersey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/davante-adams-reveals-rams-teammate-heartfelt-gesture-he-gets-no-17-jersey\/","title":{"rendered":"Davante Adams Keeps No. 17 Jersey as Rams Teammate Makes Unplanned Switch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In March, Davante Adams signed a two-year, $44 million deal with the Los Angeles Rams this offseason. The six-time Pro Bowler had already braced for a fresh start, including giving up his signature No. 17 jersey. With Puka Nacua already wearing the number, Adams had mentally committed to switching to No. 7, a tribute to his childhood hero, Michael Vick. But as it turns out, he didn&rsquo;t need to. Let&rsquo;s find out about the unexpected gesture.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rams star WR Davante Adams says he was preparing to wear No. 7 before Puka Nacua gave up No. 17: <br><br>&ldquo;I was gonna put 7 on because I was a big Mike Vick fan when I was growing up. In the one year I did play Pop Warner, I wore No. 7.&rdquo;<br><br>(via ESPN LA) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2B6Fc5ekSt\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/2B6Fc5ekSt<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Football Forever (@fballforeverhq) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fballforeverhq\/status\/1952119397709156824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>August 3, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Number 7 Era That Never Happened<\/h2><p><em>&ldquo;Honestly, I wasn&rsquo;t even concerned with getting the number,&rdquo;<\/em> Adams said during training camp in a sit-down with ESPN&rsquo;s Scott Kaplan and Beto Duran.<em> &ldquo;It wasn&rsquo;t a thought of mine that [Nacua] was going to be gracious enough or me be bully enough to try to do that. And I definitely wasn&rsquo;t about to be dishing out, you know, 100 grand for a number. It wasn&rsquo;t that serious.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><p>Instead, Adams was preparing to embrace No. 7, calling back to his Pop Warner days and his admiration for Vick. <em>&ldquo;I was gonna put seven because I was a big Mike Vick fan when I was growing up and the one year I did play Pop Warner, I was No. 7.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lots of TDs and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tacobell?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@tacobell<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RamsNFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@RamsNFL<\/a> wide receiver room &#127790;&#128517;<br><br>A behind-the-scenes look at how Davante Adams got the #17 jersey from Puka Nacua <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HZS8RylUMj\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/HZS8RylUMj<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ESPN Los Angeles (@ESPNLosAngeles) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNLosAngeles\/status\/1951396066521391403?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>August 1, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>But before the jersey switch could be made official, fate intervened. It was revealed that the young receiver was already planning a return to his college number, 12. No deal was struck. No money exchanged. Just timing.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Adams later clarified, <em>&ldquo;Before I even knew for sure if I was headed to LA, he was already talking about wearing 12. For everybody out there that want to hate me for making them buy a new jersey, I did not tell him or pay him or do anything.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><p>Though Nacua had joked on the &ldquo;St. Brown Podcast&rdquo; that even $2 million wouldn&rsquo;t be enough to sell No. 17, he gave it up willingly.<em> &ldquo;I know when I put on that number 12, it&rsquo;s a piece of armor that&rsquo;s representing my family,&rdquo;<\/em> Nacua said in the Rams&rsquo; announcement video.&nbsp;<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Some numbers choose you.<br><br>1&#65039;&#8419;2&#65039;&#8419; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AsapPuka?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@AsapPuka<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sguuBgOkNj\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/sguuBgOkNj<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RamsNFL\/status\/1899538818325262570?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>March 11, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>And so, Adams keeps his signature number without the drama, while Rams fans get the highly anticipated receiver duo. With both Adams and Nacua in the mix, the offense should be far more dynamic and explosive, especially after last season&rsquo;s setbacks.<\/p><p><em>Mandatory Image Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Davante Adams Nearly Switched to No. 7 Before an Nacua&#8217;s Unexpected Move<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":78503,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[51,8978,4584],"class_list":["post-78502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","tag-davante-adams","tag-jersey-no-17","tag-puka-nacua"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Davante Adams Keeps No. 17 Jersey as Rams Teammate Makes Unplanned Switch - The Playoffs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Davante Adams was ready to switch to No. 7 with the Rams. 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