Jamal Adams doubles down on going after reporter’s wife

Nov 30, 2020; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Seattle Seahawks strong safety Jamal Adams (33) walks off the field after win against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports

Seattle Seahawks safety Jamal Adams is not backing down from his controversial post about a reporter’s wife, even after receiving an admonishment from his team.

Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said that the team had privately addressed the post, which went after Jets reporter Connor Hughes’ wife after Hughes made a negative remark about Adams’ recent play. In public, however, Adams was far from apologetic.

“It’s always the athlete that crossed the line when he responds. But at the end of the day, disrespect is disrespect, however you want to take it,” Adams told reporters, via Gregg Bell of the News Tribune. “So, I responded. I knew when I did hit that Tweet, I wasn’t in it to win it. At the end of the day it was to get him to understand, ‘Leave me the hell alone.’ When others go low, I go lower.”

Adams said Hughes had a “personal” vendetta against him going back to his time with the Jets, and that the goal was to ensure that Hughes does not say anything about him again.

“At the end of the day, I knew that was something that he loved. And this is something that I love, playing this game,” Adams said. “I was fed up with the (stuff). So I gave him something back that, I guarantee he won’t respond back to anything else, going forward. And that was my whole point.”

Adams sounds totally ridiculous. He played poorly against the Dallas Cowboys, and Hughes’ post was far from personal — it was simply a correct assessment of Adams’ struggles. Obviously there is history here, but it does not look good for Adams that he cannot just ignore this. It looks even worse that he would eagerly double down on it even after a private warning from his team.

Adams has played in 8 games this season. He tallied 44 combined tackles with 1 QB hit and no sacks or interceptions in those contests.