Jets DC Gregg Williams: I want Jamal Adams 'to feel good about being here'

Jets safety Jamal Adams has requested a trade but that doesn't seem to have soured his relationship with defensive coordinator Gregg Williams.

"He has to handle his contract," Williams said on a conference call Thursday, via Manish Mehta of the NY Daily News. "He'll do all that kind of stuff... I'm hoping everything goes well. I love coaching him. And I got his back."

In his three years in the NFL, Adams has been one of the most dominant safeties in the league, making two Pro Bowls and being named an All-Pro last season. Williams, who was hired last offseason, has taken notice of Adams' unique talent.

"I think the world of him," Williams said. "I've had a chance to coach a lot of really good players. Some that are already in the Hall of Fame. And many others that are going to go in the Hall of Fame. And he's going to have a legitimate chance staying healthy to be one of those guys later on that we'll all talk about."

While Adams has been perhaps the Jets' best player since they drafted him, he has had a tumultuous relationship with the team, which resulted in him publicly requesting a trade earlier this month. Williams hopes that the two sides can reconcile but knows that it's ultimately Adams' decision.

"I want him to feel good about being here," Williams said. "I want him to feel good about everything that's going on. And he knows when he gets inside the door and inside the white lines with us, there is a chemistry that's outstanding.... I've been through this before with other players... and you can't too emotional. I can't. I've got to stay level-headed with that. And just know that I can't wait to get a chance to coach him again."