Davante Adams has had a busy week off the field, sharing a story about Sean McVay that captures why the Rams’ culture stands out around the league while also announcing a new personal partnership tied to the team’s season opening trip to Australia.
What did Davante Adams say about Sean McVay’s roster cut speech?
Speaking on the TrapDraw Podcast, Adams described how McVay handled the moment last season when the Rams finalized their 53 man roster. Rather than a quick announcement, McVay personally addressed every player who made the team, spending roughly a minute on each one explaining their specific role, how they had embraced it, and what they meant to the organization, covering everyone from the players seeing only a handful of snaps a game up through quarterback Matthew Stafford.
He also touched on a few staff members before finishing. Adams said the entire session ran close to an hour and a half, and that the depth of preparation it must have taken to speak so specifically about every single person on the roster said everything about how much McVay actually cares about the people in the building.
Why does Davante Adams say he felt wanted by the Rams as a free agent?
Adams also pointed to his own free agency experience in 2025 as an earlier example of the same instinct. While he was traveling in Japan during that process, McVay sent him personalized game film, then built a full highlight reel specifically illustrating how he would fit into the Rams‘ offense and presented it at the team’s very first meeting after he signed. Adams said he had never experienced anything like it and was struck by how personal the gesture felt.
What is Davante Adams’ new partnership with Grapes From California?
Separately, Davante announced a new partnership with Grapes From California to promote the state’s table grapes both domestically and internationally, a campaign tied to the Rams opening their season overseas against the San Francisco 49ers at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia. Adams, who grew up in California’s Central Valley, said the partnership felt personal given his roots there and gave him a way to carry that regional pride onto a global stage as the Rams take their season opener abroad.
Adams enters his second season in Los Angeles and his 13th in the NFL overall, following earlier stops with Green Bay, Las Vegas and the New York Jets. Last season he caught 60 passes for 789 yards and led the entire NFC with 14 touchdown receptions, establishing himself as a reliable second option in the passing game alongside Puka Nacua despite a couple of minor injury setbacks along the way.
