Jamal Adams said he’s never going to “do anything negative.” He said he was “all about the team.” He also said he didn’t “have any words,” more than 13 minutes into a press conference dedicated to slamming general manager Joe Douglas.

The Jets’ safety said a lot of things. They just didn’t all add up.

There was this doozy about how he handles criticism: “I used to care what people thought about me. But once I let that go, I felt that peace.”

Sorry, but that quite doesn’t square with the fact that Adams is aggrieved because Douglas didn’t label him “untouchable.”

“It definitely hurt me,” Adams said. “I hold myself at a high level. The Rams, they don’t take calls on Aaron Donald. The Patriots don’t take calls on Tom Brady. You know what I mean? That’s where I hold myself.”

Then there’s the fact that Adams met with Douglas and head coach Adam Gase to profess his desire to stay with the Jets last week. But within days, Adams – by his own admission – was leaking to ESPN’s Ryan Clark that he wanted to be traded to the Cowboys.

“You know, RC, he contacted me,” Adams said. “Obviously when I found out that I was being shopped and I was on the verge of being traded, that was one of the teams that I told him I would love to go to.”

Oh, and don’t forget about Adams saying that he’s “excited to be a Jet” – while refusing to speak with the general manager.

“I’m just not ready to talk,” Adams said. “When you go through something, sometimes it’s just best to let it cool down and then when you’re ready to talk and have a conversation.”

Apparently he had cooled down enough to speak with reporters about the whole mess, though. That sure sounds like a player who is “never going to just try to be a ‘me guy.’”

That’s OK, though, because Adams is “happy to be here." Just don’t ask him if he wants to stay in Florham Park past the end of this season.

“For the future, I don’t know,” Adams said. “I really don’t. I thought I did, but I don’t know right now.”

The irony, of course, is that Adams sparked this entire trade discussion with earlier off-field antics last month.

“Teams have been calling us ever since there was a social-media issue a few weeks back,” Douglas told ESPN Radio on Tuesday.

Back then, Adams – a team captain – decided to delete any mention of the New York Jets from his Twitter and Instagram bios after a blowout loss to the Browns.

Then he followed that up by refusing to answer questions about “outside noise” and cancelling his weekly interview on WFAN because the show’s hosts pressed him on the topic.

In other words, Adams keeps talking out of both sides of his mouth. But he can’t have it both ways.

So apologies, Jamal, if we don’t take your pledge to work your “butt off, continue to improve, continue to be a great leader, continue to be a great teammate” at face value.

Sorry if we don’t believe that you’re really “focused on the Miami Dolphins.”

Adams promised he’s going to keep things “professional," too.

But after Wednesday’s performance, trusting Adams’ word is impossible. His relationship with the Jets is officially shot. And Adams has already acknowledged it may never be restored.

Unfortunately, at this point, it sure feels like the only sure thing is that this marriage is destined for divorce. The only question is how and when it will all come crashing down.

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