Report: 49ers among teams ‘in touch’ with free agent Jamal Adams

The Seattle Seahawks’ starting safeties from 2023 remain free agents heading into May. Jamal Adams and Quandre Diggs were let go as cap casualties in March, but John Schneider didn’t close the door on a return for Adams.

According to the Seattle Times’ Bob Condotta, the Seahawks have maintained contact with the former All-Pro, but they’re not the only team looking at possibly signing him.

League sources say the Seahawks have kept in touch with Adams and remain in contact with him, and that the interest in a possible return is regarded as legitimate.

That doesn’t mean anything is imminent.

Sources said the San Francisco 49ers are one of a handful of teams who have kept in touch with Adams, so the Seahawks could have some competition for the former All-Pro safety, who is still just 28 years old.

Adams has had season-ending injuries in each of the last three years, as well as an injury-laden finish to his first season in Seattle in 2020, when he broke the record for sacks by a defensive back.

If Adams returns on a much reduced salary, he could be seen as an option at linebacker, a position with little depth for the Seahawks.

We’re a ways from anything happening, of course. Adams’ tenure in Seattle ended in pretty bad fashion, so perhaps a position switch may be best for him wherever he ends up next.