Former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Jakobi Meyers signed a new contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on December 18, citing sources.
Moreover, Schefter’s report revealed that the new deal is worth $60 million, with $40 million guaranteed, and ties him to Jacksonville through the 2028 season.
On November 4, the Jaguars acquired Meyers from the Las Vegas Raiders, giving up their 2026 fourth- and sixth-round picks in the deal.
During his time with the Raiders, Meyers caught 191 passes for 2,186 yards and 12 touchdowns in 38 games. The Jaguars didn’t wait until the offseason to commit to Meyers, who has had 27 catches for 355 yards and has scored three touchdowns in six games for the Jaguars, per StatMuse.
Nonetheless, now with his future secured, Meyers didn’t hesitate to throw shade at Las Vegas.
“I probably haven’t had this much belief behind me in a long time,” Meyers told reporters on December 19 (h/t Michael DiRocco of ESPN). “I played a lot of football out of hate and anger, and just to be out there and play for people who believe in you and prove them right, it’s a whole different feeling.”
Jaguars Are Thriving Since the Arrival of Jakobi Meyers
Since Meyers joined, the Jaguars have gone 5-1, averaging 31.8 points per game, second only to the Los Angeles Rams‘ 34.0 points per game. Trevor Lawrence has thrown 14 touchdown passes against just five interceptions, three of which came in a single game.
Before Meyers arrived, the Jaguars were averaging 20.4 points per game, 23rd in the NFL, with Lawrence recording nine touchdowns and six interceptions over eight games.
Furthermore, Meyers has brought reliability to the Jacksonville wide receiver group. After making the trade for the former Raiders player, Jaguars general manager James Gladstone praised Meyers, calling his sure hands a true superpower. Meyers has dropped only one pass this season and has never had more than two in a single year.
Tom Brady Gets Blunt Message Amid Raiders Struggles
The Raiders will need to use the draft picks that they acquired from the Jaguars to rebuild their squad. At 2-12, questions about head coach Pete Carroll’s future are emerging, and there’s a possibility he could be one-and-done with the Silver and Black.
Furthermore, NBC Sports NFL insider Mike Florio believes that if the Silver and Black want to be successful in the Tom Brady era as a minority owner, they need him to commit.
“You can’t be doing a thousand things and be fully focused on a football team that you are involved in trying to help,” Florio said on the December 17 edition of “Pro Football Talk Live.” “Here’s the bottom line. He can try all he wants to distance himself from it, but he owns a piece of that team. This is on him. This failure is on him. He can either cash out or go all in.
“Maybe they will luck into a turnaround, and then we will hear all the stuff Tom Brady did to help turn it around. But this is the first full year that he has been on board, and it is a disaster. They are the worst team in the NFL, and it is unfair to the other people who are held accountable to not hold Tom Brady accountable for what the Raiders have become.”
Jakobi Meyers Throws Shade at Raiders After Jaguars Extension