The Patriots loss was the Raiders achieve.
That’s how Las Vegas head coach Josh McDaniels sees his acquisition of broad receiver Jakobi Meyers in free company.
Having labored with him in New England, McDaniels has all the time been a fan of Meyers, who was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Patriots.
“I’m excited about it,” McDaniels stated in between tv and radio interviews following the AFC coaches breakfast. “Obviously, I acquired to be with Jakobi for just a few years at the start of his profession.
“I was always so impressed with him just from the time we got him. He worked hard, and learned how to do the two things we’ve always stressed: to get open and catch the ball.”
The Raiders have been capable of signal Meyers on a three-year deal value $33 million. The Patriots added JuJu Smith-Schuster on an analogous deal.
Meyers was added to a Raiders offense that now has one other former Patriot, Jimmy Garoppolo, on the helm beneath middle. Along with Meyers, the Raiders receiving corps additionally options Davante Adams, Hunter Renfrow, Phillip Dorsett and Keenan Cole.
“I don’t look at him as a 1-2-or-3 (receiver),” stated McDaniels, the longtime Patriots offensive coordinator previous to leaving for Las Vegas final 12 months. “If they’re a good football player, we feel like we can add him to our group and use him in a way to help them be productive and help our team. That’s what he’s always done. For us, we have a guy like Davante, we’ll pair Jakobi with him. We’re eager to see that. And Hunter Renfrow inside, so we can do some different things with this group, now.”
Meyers was the Patriots main receiver in every of the previous three seasons. He had 67 catches for 804 yards with six touchdowns in 2022.
“He just fits what I’ve always kind of looked for in a receiver,” added McDaniels, “and we’re fortunate we had a chance to add him.”
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