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Former Las Vegas Raiders WR Jakobi Meyers.
The Las Vegas Raiders may have wanted to focus on improving the roster at the trade deadline had they not lost to the Jacksonville Jaguars, but the loss has made them sellers.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Raiders are trading wide receiver Jakobi Meyers to the Jaguars for fourth-and sixth-round picks. This move isn’t a surprise, as Meyers requested a trade from the team months ago.
The Jaguars just lost star rookie Travis Hunter to an injury, so they needed help at wide receiver. Meyers made a ton of sense, as he can be a one-year rental and didn’t cost the team much in a trade.
For the Raiders, they’ve now lost their best wide receiver. However, it makes sense to move on from him now. He doesn’t want to be in Las Vegas, and he would’ve left in free agency after the year. Plus, the Raiders have two rookie wide receivers in Dont’e Thornton and Jack Bech who need more playing time.
Meyers now gets to play for a team that’s in the playoff mix, where he should have a big role early on. Brian Thomas is a dynamic wide receiver, but he drops a lot of passes. Meyers is one of the most sure-handed wide receivers in the NFL.