Davante Adams Approved Benching Raiders' $73M QB Garoppolo

Davante Adams did not continue his streak of consecutive All-Pro and Pro Bowl seasons in 2023.

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Adams experienced a decline in performance due to the quarterbacks on his team.

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Adams was not troubled by the benching of Jimmy Garoppolo, the team's Week 1 starter for 2023.

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In the Netflix documentary "Receiver," Adams mentioned he approved of the decision to bench Garoppolo.

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According to Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk, Adams acknowledged he agreed with the quarterback change.

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It is suggested in the documentary that Raiders coach Antonio Pierce discussed the potential benching with Adams.

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The Raiders signed Garoppolo to a 3-year, $72.75 million contract before the 2023 season.

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Garoppolo's performance with the Raiders included a 65.1% completion rate, a 7.1 yards per pass average, 7 touchdowns, and 9 interceptions.

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