The New York Jets are a franchise full of regrets in recent years.
Some of their former stars feel the same.
Former Jets Share Regret
All-Pro safety Jamal Adams and running back Le’Veon Bell spoke out to discuss exactly how their tenures in New York came to an end – and whether they have any regrets about it.
Adams described his regret for the way things ended with the team back in 2019, expressing hope that he will get a chance to return in 2025.
“My biggest regret is me and (general manager) Joe Douglas never speaking,” Adams said in a guest appearance on a Twitter Spaces show. “We never spoke on the phone one time. We never spoke in person one time before this (Seattle Seahawks) trade happened. I wish we could have that back, I can’t speak for him, but I didn’t go about it the right way around that time.”
The sixth overall pick of the 2017 draft, Adams earned All-Pro appearances in his second and third seasons with the Jets. While his play has declined steeply since then, the former Jets fan-favorite is pushing for a potential reunion with his old team.
Even with all his determination, though, it doesn’t look like Adams’ plea will be heard.
It’s a different story altogether with Bell. The former first-team All-Pro running back with the Pittsburgh Steelers was considered one of the best runners in the league during the 2010s. It’s why the Jets signed him to a lucrative four-year, $52.5 million contract back in 2019.
Things got off to a disastrous start from the very beginning, though.
When a social media post questioned what happened to Bell’s career in the late 2010s, the veteran runner offered a simple answer.
“Adam Gase happened.”
Bell lasted only a season-plus with the Jets, recording a then-career-worst 3.2 yards per carry in the 2019 season. New York released him just two games into his second year.
Now 33 years old (he was 27 when he joined the Jets in 2019), Bell still has plenty of regret and animosity for his old coach.
Bell and Adams were together on the team in 2019. Both players saw how difficult it is to turn the Jets into a winning franchise. It’s left both of them with plenty of regrets, even if those regrets are on different sides of the aisle.
