Report: Raiders to Sign Ex-Patriots WR Jakobi Meyers

Jimmy Garoppolo will have a new target to throw to in 2023.

The Raiders plan to sign former Patriots pass-catcher Jakobi Meyers, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, tipping over the first domino of the wide receiver free agent market in 2023.

Las Vegas will sign Meyers to a three-year deal worth up to $33 million with $21 million guaranteed, according to Rapoport. The veteran receiver will not be able to officially sign the deal until the new league year begins Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET.

After signing with the Patriots as a undrafted free agent in 2019, Meyers has spent the first four years of his professional career in New England. During that time, he’s developed into a reliable target, hauling in 235 catches for 2,758 yards and eight touchdowns.

Meyers will now get the chance to take the field alongside All-Pro receiver Davante Adams and perhaps more notably quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, whom the Raiders agreed to a three-year deal with on Monday. Garoppolo and Meyers have a connection via their past stints with the Patriots, but have never played with one another during their time in the league. 

Now the veteran quarterback and receiver will get a chance to do so on a Raiders team that moved on from Derek Carr earlier this offseason and is looking to improve upon an underwhelming 6–11 performance in 2022.