Patriots Reportedly Signing JuJu Smith-Schuster To Replace Jakobi Meyers
Devin McCourty on Wednesday said the New England Patriots didn’t have a replacement for Jakobi Meyers.
Well, now they do.
One day after losing Meyers to the Las Vegas Raiders in free agency, the Patriots agreed to terms with wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster on a three-year, $33 million contract, according to multiple reports.
NFL Media’s Taylor Bisciotti was the first to report the impending signing, which can be finalized at 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday.
The deal is identical in years and total value to the contract Meyers received from Las Vegas. It’s unclear how Smith-Schuster’s is structured in terms of guarantees.
Smith-Schuster, a Pro Bowler with Pittsburgh in 2018, is coming off a resurgent season in Kansas City, catching 78 passes for 933 yards and three touchdowns for the Super Bowl champion Chiefs. He missed most of the 2021 season with an injury, appearing in just five games in his final year with the Steelers.
A second-round pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, Smith-Schuster turns 27 in November. He’s similar in size to Meyers (6-foot-1, 215 pounds compared to 6-2, 220) and split his time between slot and wide alignments this season.
Smith-Schuster confirmed the agreement on Twitter, writing that he is “excited for (his) next chapter in New England.”
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