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Many don’t realize that Las Vegas Raiders teammates Derek Carr and Davante Adams were on the same team prior to the latter’s blockbuster trade this offseason.
Fresno State is where Carr threw and Adams caught passes during their collegiate careers. But they also shared an intense, life-threatening moment together that will never be forgotten.
“We almost died together,” Adams said to ESPN.
Davante Adams (L) and Derek Carr of the Las Vegas Raiders enter the stadium prior to the 2022 Pro Hall of Fame Game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Tom Benson Hall Of Fame Stadium on August 04, 2022, in Canton, Ohio.
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One day, the teammates decided to go whitewater rafting in the Upper Kings River in the Sierra Nevada mountains near their school, and it turned out to be a pretty poor decision.
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Accompanied by Carr’s now-wife, Heather, the guide of the trip, Ryan Soares, said there was one rule on the expedition: “Don’t stop paddling.” Well, that’s exactly what happened when they entered Banzai Hole, which is a notoriously tough rapid to paddle through.
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“I stop paddling as soon as we get through there because – literally – we were going down,” Adams said.
Wide receiver Davante Adams #17 and quarterback Derek Carr #4 of the Las Vegas Raiders talk during training camp at the Las Vegas Raiders Headquarters/Intermountain Healthcare Performance Center on July 24, 2022, in Henderson, Nevada.
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One by one they started falling out of their raft. And Soares even said you “technically” could die in the rapid, though he didn’t really think it was probable. But Adams admitted thinking this was the moment everything would end for him, with a life awaiting him in the NFL as well as Carr.
Luckily, that wasn’t the case. They had to swim to shore before facing a 75-foot rock face, and they managed to do so.
In order to get back, though, they had to return to the raft and finish out the rapid. One can only imagine their thoughts at that moment, but the golden rule wasn’t broken this time.
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“After we cleared the boat, we had a talk on the shore, one more time, about how important it is to never stop paddling. From that point on, they were the best paddlers I ever had,” Soares said.
Of course, there are risks playing football, but Carr and Adams probably feel much safer in pads and helmets on turf when it comes to their want for adrenaline.
Wide receiver Davante Adams (L) #17 and quarterback Derek Carr #4 of the Las Vegas Raiders talk as they warm up before a preseason game against the New England Patriots at Allegiant Stadium on August 26, 2022, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Raiders defeated the Patriots 23-6.
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The Raiders will face off against the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 1 on Sunday, where their chemistry will be tested early. Their bond in life, though, needs no questioning after that scary moment.