Davante Adams Reflects On Reaching 12,000 Career Receiving Yards

The Los Angeles Rams improved to 2-0 with a 33-19 win over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, led in part by Davante Adams’ big day.

The veteran receiver caught a 16-yard touchdown pass — his first with the Rams –with just under 10 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter.

Adams finished with six catches for 106 yards and the touchdown. In doing so, he became the 32nd player in NFL history to reach 12,000 career receiving yards.

Adams, who is now in his eighth NFL season, reflected on the milestone and was happy to do it in a Rams’ win, via Stu Jackson of TheRams.com:

“It’s much more sweet when you get a dub with it, for sure,” Adams said. “I’ve had a few different ones over the last few years where it’s harder to feel good about it, so obviously, it’s even more easier to celebrate it – not a literal celebration, but to feel good about it definitely. It’s been a long career, so it’s good anytime you can be mentioned with under 100 people is just period, let alone almost top 30 in yards, like, that’s something that means a lot to me, and I know it means a lot to my teammates as well, because it means that I’m out there grinding, trying to do what I can do to help us win.”

Adams joined the Rams on a two-year contract during the offseason and gave them a big playmaker to pair with Puka Nacua, who also had a productive game against the Titans.

The early results have been promising as Adams has caught 10 passes for 157 yards in two games with the Rams so far.

Even at age 32, Adams has proven that he can still be one of the best receivers in the league. He has five straight 1,000-yard seasons, and has caught 103 touchdowns in his career between the Green Bay Packers, Las Vegas Raiders, New York Jets and Rams.

Davante Adams among NFL all-time receiving yards leaders

No. 1: Jerry Rice, 22,895
No. 2: Larry Fitzgerald, 17,492
No. 3: Terrell Owens, 15,934
No. 4: Randy Moss, 15,292
No. 5: Isaac Bruce, 15,208
No. 6: Tony Gonzalez, 15,127
No. 7: Tim Brown, 14,934
No. 8: Steve Smith, 14,731
No. 9: Marvin Harrison, 14,580
No. 10: Reggie Wayne, 14,345
No. 11: Andre Johnson, 14,185
No. 12: James Lofton, 14,004
No. 13: Cris Carter, 13,899
No. 14: Anquan Boldin, 13,779
No. 15: Henry Ellard, 13,777
No. 16: Julio Jones, 13,703
No. 17: Torry Holt, 13,382
No. 18: Andre Reed, 13,198
No. 19: Steve Largent, 13,089
No. 20: DeAndre Hopkins, 13,064
No. 21: Jason Witten, 13,046
No. 22: Irving Fryar, 12,785
No. 23: Mike Evans, 12,735
No. 24: Art Monk, 12,721
No. 25: Brandon Marshall, 12,351
No. 26: Antonio Brown, 12,291
No. 27: Jimmy Smith, 12,287
No. 28: Travis Kelce, 12,259
No. 29: Charlie Joiner, 12,146
No. 30: Hines Ward, 12,083
No. 31: Derrick Mason, 12,061
No. 32: Davante Adams, 12,001