Raiders sign WR Jakobi Meyers to a three-year contract, according to sources
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, New England Patriots free agent wide receiver Jakobi Meyers has agreed to a three-year contract with the Las Vegas Raiders worth $33 million, including $21 million guaranteed.
Meyers will reunite with Raiders coach Josh McDaniels, who was Meyers’ offensive coordinator with the Patriots from 2019 to 21.
It also brings Meyers back to the scene of a play he’d rather forget from last season. The Raiders won in overtime against the Patriots after Meyers attempted a lateral to quarterback Mac Jones, only to have it intercepted by Chandler Jones, who returned it 48 yards for the game-winning touchdown.
Meyers, 26, became an unrestricted free agent for the first time after entering the NFL in 2019 as an undrafted free agent out of NC State.
He has appeared in 60 regular-season NFL games (39 starts), accumulating 235 receptions for 2,758 yards and eight touchdowns. It is the most career receptions and yards in Patriots history for an undrafted free agent.
Meyers signed a restricted free agent contract worth $3.98 million for the 2022 season. He has proven to be an intermediate pass-catcher with outside flex who can stretch defences on seams and deep over routes.
His initial deal with the Patriots was a three-year, $1.76 million deal with a $10,000 signing bonus.
Meyers, who was recruited as a quarterback by NC State, had only played wide receiver for three seasons when he arrived in New England. He has steadily grown into the position while also using his old QB skills on trick plays, going 4-of-4 for 88 yards and two touchdowns.
