As uncertainty rises around Jamal Adams' recovery from surgery to repair a quad tendon, the Seattle Seahawks have been active at the very position he plays. 

Initially, it looked like Seattle would opt to go in a different direction than Adams, who still isn't sure he will be ready to play in Week 1 of the 2023 NFL season. 

But Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll stressed that Seattle's recent offseason moves aren't meant to signal the end of the Adams era on Seattle's defense. It actually signals the opposite. 

"We've sent our guys out to see him about 10 days ago and he's coming in in the next couple weeks, too, so we're keeping track," Carroll said to Brady Henderson of ESPN. "It sounds like he's doing great. He's pushing it and he's going to try to bust whatever projections that would keep him from … being ready for the start of the season. He's looking to get that done. We're counting on it, hoping it.

"I know there's some conversation that what we did with Julian, does that have some impact on Jamal or Quandre — it doesn't. We have a clear thought of what we're going to do with our guys and how we want to play them, and we feel very fortunate to have all our guys."

Seattle brought in Julian Love early in the offseason period. Since then, the theories regarding Adams' future started swirling. 

Most theories revolving around Adams being shown the door are tied to his hefty contract and lackadaisical production.

In 2020, Adams was acquired in a deal with the New York Jets. He followed that trade up with a season that featured him setting the single-season sack record for a defensive back with 9.5 sacks. He also was named to a Pro Bowl in the process. It was his third straight. 

Naturally, his 2020 season led to a massive contract extension: four years, $70 million. The only problem now, however, is he hasn't been nearly as good as he was in 2020. 

But instead of cutting Adams, Carroll allegedly has a plan for his former star defensive back. 

That plan includes packages that employ three safeties on the field together, with Adams playing closer to the line of scrimmage in a pseudo-linebacker role, according to Henderson.

It was the same plan the Seahawks had in 2022, but Adams' injury changed the initial assumption Carroll possessed regarding his defense.  

But that isn't changing Seattle's belief in the defensive back, regardless of the recent moves made by the franchise to sure up the team's secondary. 

Adams has three years and $45 million remaining on his contract. That includes an $11 million base salary in 2023, of which $2.56 million is fully guaranteed.

So, at least for now, Adams' future with Seattle feels secure.