As it turns out, the recruitment of Davante Adams started before this decade with a run-in between the All-Pro receiver and Rams head coach Sean McVay at the 2019 Kentucky Derby. Adams, then a member of the Green Bay Packers spoke to McVay briefly as McVay used that moment in his pitch to Adams.

How badly did Sean McVay want Davante Adams to join the Rams? He sent the three-time All-Pro wide receiver highlight reels that he personally narrated.

Sean McVay is a certified football savant, and that was the difference for ex-Jets receiver Davante Adams. Adams somewhat surprisingly signed with the Los Angeles Rams in free agency after they decided to move on from longtime star wide receiver Cooper Kupp.