he Seattle Seahawks star Jamal Adams keeps digging his own hole. After facing immediate backlash for going after SNYtv reporter Connor Hughes’ wife on X, formerly known as Twitter, Adams staunchly defended his actions five days later.
Adams, who signed a four-year $70.5 million contract with the Seahawks in 2021, claims beef with this reporter has been eating at him for years.
“At the end of the day, [Hughes] knows from my previous history that we don’t like each other,” Adams said, as reported by The Seattle Times’ Matt Calkins. “He’s been going on saying a couple things since the trade [in 2020 from the New York Jets], and obviously it’s been happening before that, and I just got fed up with it… Whether it was uncalled for or not, my ultimate goal was to get him to not respond to me anymore.
“I hate that I had to bring her into the situation. But at the end of the day, the ultimate goal was to get him.”
The bulk of fans and analysts blasted Adams for taking such a low blow when Hughes was merely commenting on an NFL play. Dallas Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson beat Adams’ coverage for a 14-yard touchdown. Hughes shared a video of the score and wrote, “Yikes.”
