JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Receiver Jakobi Meyers and the Jacksonville Jaguars agreed on terms Thursday on a three-year, $60 million contract extension that includes $40 million guaranteed, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because neither party disclosed financial details.
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The Jaguars (10-4) traded two 2026 draft picks (a fourth- and sixth-round pick) to Las Vegas to acquire Meyers before the trade deadline in early November. Meyers, 29, has caught 27 passes for 355 yards and three touchdowns in six games with Jacksonville, becoming Trevor Lawrence’s most reliable receiver.
“I feel like it just elevates your game and the other guys around him,” Jaguars running back Travis Etienne said of Meyers earlier this week. “I feel like he makes us better. I feel like he’s always making plays. He’s always catching the ball, locking on the ball. He’s always doing the right things. He’s always in the right place at the right time.
“It forces players to be better, you know? He kind of sets the standard. He comes in and sets the standard, and I feel like it raises the level of other guys’ games. So grateful to have him on my team.”
Meyers was scheduled to become a free agent after this season.
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Jacksonville made the trade in part because two-way rookie Travis Hunter went down with a season-ending injury, but also because starters Brian Thomas Jr. and Dyami Brown struggled with pass rush.
General manager James Gladstone said at the time that Meyers’ catching ability was his superpower. Meyers has one fumble this season and has never fumbled more than twice in any season in his seven-year NFL career.
Meyers is a huge addition to Lawrence and the offense. Since bringing in Meyers, the Jaguars are 5-1, averaging 31.8 points and nearly 10 points per game.
Meyers joined New England as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2019 and has 453 career catches for 5,299 yards and 23 touchdowns. He caught 235 passes for 2,758 yards and eight touchdowns in four years with the Patriots before signing a three-year, $33 million contract with the Raiders in 2023.
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