Jets fans can laugh at Jamal Adams after Titans cut bait with former All-Pro

The fall-off of former NY Jets All-Pro safety Jamal Adams has been equal parts mystifying and hard to watch for anyone who was previously a fan of his. For Jets fans who still feel jilted after his sudden departure, however, there is a great deal of schadenfreude to be had from his decline.

Just a few years after the Jets got a massive haul that helped them select players like Alijah-Vera Tucker amid their rebuild, Adams has gone from an All-Pro player to an oft-injured starter with the Seattle Seahawks to someone so bad he isn't even good enough to make the lowly Tennessee Titans.

After signing with Tennessee in the offseason, likely having been enticed by the possibility of playing under former Jets defensive back coach and current Titans defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson, Adams has been so limited to the point where he has been all but phased out of the defense.

With Adams frustrated by his lack of playing time, the Titans have granted his release request. Jets fans still may not be over Adams leaving them at the altar, and that group is having a celebration after this latest development.

Jets fans can laugh at Titans releasing Jamal Adams

Adams has played in just three games this season, recording just four tackles. With Tennessee's defense seemingly kicking on just fine without his contributions, it likely didn't pain Brian Callahan to make this decision and roll with some better-performing players in the secondary.

Adams has been impacted by injuries as soon as he left the Jets, as he missed more games than he played in with Seattle. For a player who was never defined by great speed, even during his best times, the loss of his explosion has made him a massive liability in coverage. For a safety, that's not great.

Unless Adams beefs up and is able to convert to linebacker, as all of his best moments nowadays seem to be when he's closer to the line of scrimmage, it will be hard to see a team both taking a chance on him and giving him the playing time he was not getting in his time with the Titans.

Adams and the Jets left on bad terms, and his exchange with Connor Hughes at the end of his final season in Seattle didn't endear him to the rest of the NFL. If Adams never plays another down in the NFL again, it will be impossible to say he wasn't given a fair shot to rehabilitate himself.