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"It's this generation now," Rodgers joked, a reminder he's nine years older than his go-to guy. But all kidding aside, Rodgers stressed the chemistry between the two didn't just magically materialize.
"We work at it. We communicate. We talk. We text, call, FaceTime. We're always staying connected about plays, adjustments, route stems, body language, a number of things."
It didn't start right away, either. When Adams arrived as a second-round draft pick in 2014, Nelson and Randall Cobb were the unquestioned top two receivers, and they had monster years.
Rodgers was always watching Adams, though, sensing the new arrival's self-confidence was "real," not false bravado. Seeing Adams, despite limited opportunities, come up big in two huge wins his rookie year (over New England in November and Dallas in the playoffs), and then noticing his confidence never waning despite a rough, injury-dampened 2015 season, earned Rodgers' respect and confirmed for him Adams would inevitably emerge.
"I think we all knew once he got his opportunity, he was going to be special, to be that No. 1 guy," Rodgers said. "(20)17 was kind of the beginning of that process and he's been a top guy really since then, but the beauty in his game is that he's always growing."