The Green Bay Packers had to let their top receiver Davante Adams move to the Las Vegas Raiders. Head coach Matt LaFleur now opened up about his thoughts on the monster trade for the first time.

Green Bay/Munich – The departure of Davante Adams didn’t just really hurt Green Bay Packers fans.

Head coach Matt LaFleur has now spoken to “NFL Network” for the first time about the loss of his star receiver and admitted: “Sometimes you have to make tough decisions. I certainly appreciate everything Davante has brought to our team. I mean, he’s the best receiver in the NFL, so that was a tough decision for me personally and for our organization. “

Adams will be hard to replace

The Packers placed Adams under the franchise tag, but the two-time All-Pro declined. With contract talks between the two parties far apart, Green Bay dealt Adams to the Las Vegas Raiders in exchange for a first-round pick and a second-round pick in the 2022 draft.

Adams set franchise records for passing catches (123) and receiving yards (1,553) this season.

Now the Packers have the difficult task of adequately replacing Adams. “Certainly he’s a player that’s going to be very difficult to replace, and that’s why you never want to let great players like that walk away from your team. Unfortunately, there’s a thing in the league called the salary cap. “