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Reports: Raiders, Jakobi Meyers agree on 3-year, $33M deal

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Jakobi Meyers led Patriots receivers with 67 receptions and six receiving touchdowns last season.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Las Vegas Raiders and wide receiver Jakobi Meyers agreed on a $33 million, three-year deal, according to multiple reports.

The deal, which can’t be announced until Wednesday, reportedly includes $21 million in guaranteed money.

Meyers made the Patriots roster as an undrafted free agent in 2019 out of N.C. State and quickly found a home, displaying an acumen for catching the ball in traffic primarily out of the slot. Meyers spent his first four seasons with New England. He has averaged 70 catches and 800 yards receiving over the past three seasons.

A free agent for the first time in his career, it helped make him a prime option for receiver-needy teams.

Meyers reunites with Raiders coach Josh McDaniels, who was previously New England’s offensive coordinator.

Meyers joins wide receivers Davante Adams and Hunter Renfrow to give new quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo multiple options.

Despite acknowledging in January after the Patriots’ season ended that he’d been playing hurt all season, Meyers still led all receivers with 67 receptions and had a team-high six receiving touchdowns.

Meyers was involved in one of the worst gaffes in NFL history when he attempted an unnecessary lateral across the field to quarterback Mac Jones on the final play of a tie game that was headed to overtime last season. Chandler Jones snatched the ball in the air and raced for a touchdown to give the Raiders a win over the Patriots.

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