<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/aidan-oconnell-wont-like-raiders-zamir-white-jakobi-meyers-injury-updates');   ga('set', 'title', 'Aidan O’Connell won’t like Raiders’ Zamir White, Jakobi Meyers injury updates');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Aidan-OConnell-wont-like-Zamir-White-Jakobi-Meyers-injury-updates.jpg"></figure><h1>Aidan O’Connell won’t like Raiders’ Zamir White, Jakobi Meyers injury updates</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-13T05:40:32-07:00">October 13th, 5:40am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-13T05:40:32-07:00">October 13th, 5:40am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Las Vegas Raiders haven’t exactly had the start to the 2024 campaign that they were hoping for, which has resulted in them making a change at quarterback, with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-antonio-pierce-aidan-oconnell-qb1-week-6">Aidan O’Connell set to draw the start</a> under center in Week 6 against the Pittsburgh Steelers in favor of Gardner Minshew. However, it could be a long day at the office for O’Connell, as it appears Las Vegas’ offense will be shorthanded for this contest.</p><p>Not only are the Raiders going up against a tough Steelers defense, but they are dealing with a bevy of injuries. Davante Adams has already been ruled out for this game amid his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-rumors-bills-monitoring-davante-adams-trade-situation">recent trade request</a>, and to make matters worse, both Zamir White and Jakobi Meyers are now <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1845346982996656248" rel="noopener">expected to be unable to go</a> in this one as they battle groin and ankle injuries, respectively.</p><p>“Raiders RB Zamir White, dealing with a groin injury, was back at practice on Friday, but he’s still considered a long-shot to play, source said. Las Vegas had previously downgraded Jakobi Meyers (ankle) to doubtful, as well.”</p><h2><b>Raiders set to be shorthanded in Aidan O’Connell’s Week 6 start</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Zamir-White-of-the-Raiders.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Talk about a tough setting for your first start of the year. O’Connell is looking likely to be without three of the Raiders top playmakers, as Meyers is doubtful, and White isn’t expected to be able to play despite his best efforts. It could make a long day under center for the second-year quarterback, especially considering how good Pittsburgh’s defense has looked early on this year.</p><p>If White can’t go, Alexander Mattison will draw the start at running back, while Tre Tucker and Brock Bowers are going to be heavily leaned on in the passing game. There’s still a chance these guys could play in Week 6, but it isn’t looking good, and with kickoff fast approaching, both White and Meyers may simply not have enough time to get ready to play against the Steelers, which could make life increasingly difficult for O’Connell in this one.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Aidan O’Connell won’t like Raiders’ Zamir White, Jakobi Meyers injury updates

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/raiders-news-jakobi-meyers-concerning-status-downgrade-week-6');   ga('set', 'title', 'Raiders’ Jakobi Meyers gets concerning status downgrade for Week 6');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Jakobi-Meyers-gets-concerning-status-downgrade-for-Week-6.jpg"></figure><h1>Raiders’ Jakobi Meyers gets concerning status downgrade for Week 6</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-12T15:47:47-07:00">October 12th, 3:47pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-12T15:55:11-07:00">October 12th, 3:55pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Las Vegas Raiders expected to take a step forward in the team’s first full season under head coach Antonio Pierce. After five weeks of play, the Raiders appear to be a dysfunctional mess. The biggest issue facing Las Vegas is the status of wide receiver <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-davante-adams-informs-raiders-he-wants-to-be-traded">Davante Adams, who officially asked to be traded</a> from the team. Despite the disgruntled veteran’s clear desire to leave town, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-antonio-pierce-this-is-fine-meme-davante-adams-comments">Pierce seems unable or unwilling</a> to accept the situation.</p><p>Complicating matters further, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-gardner-minshew-reacts-to-benching-vs-broncos">Pierce benched quarterback Gardner Minshew</a> after a poor showing in Week 5. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-antonio-pierce-aidan-oconnell-qb1-week-6">Aidan O’Connell will take over</a> as the Raiders’ starting quarterback in Week 6. But the young signal caller’s receiving options will be limited.</p><p>With Adams already ruled out for the team’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Raiders will also likely be without wideout Jakobi Meyers. The sixth-year veteran was downgraded <a href="https://x.com/VinnyBonsignore/status/1845213321374597543" rel="noopener">to doubtful</a> for Week 6, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s Vincent Bonsignore on X.</p><p>Meyers was considered questionable after a limited practice on Friday. But the team changed his designation to doubtful on Saturday as he continues to be hampered by an ankle injury.</p><h2><b>Down Davante Adams, the Raiders could also be without Jakobi Meyers in Week 6</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Jakobi-Meyers.jpg"><figcaption>Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Meyers had been operating as the team’s top wideout in Adams’ absence. Now O’Connell will most likely have to make his first start of the season without the team’s top two receivers. Through five games, Meyers has 25 catches for 273 yards and one touchdown. He’s second on the Raiders in receptions and receiving yards behind rookie tight end Brock Bowers.</p><p>Las Vegas selected Bowers 13th overall in the 2024 draft out of Georgia. Now, down their top two wideouts, the team will be forced to lean heavily on the first-year player. With Adams and Meyers out, Tre Tucker, DJ Turner and Tyreik McAllister are the top WR options for the Raiders.</p><p>When Pierce turned to O’Connell as the team’s starter, he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-antonio-pierces-stern-2-word-message-to-aidan-oconnell-after-replacing-gardner-minshew">had a two-word message</a>: “No turnovers.” While taking care of the ball is important – and turnovers were the primary reason for Minshew losing his job – the Raiders’ problems go beyond simply holding onto the ball.</p><p>The team is now 2-3 and in last place in the AFC West. Las Vegas got blown out by the Denver Broncos 34-18 in Week 5. The defense allowed rookie QB Bo Nix to throw for 206 yards and two touchdowns, and he ran in a third score. With the season slipping away, Las Vegas will host the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 6, hoping to right the ship.</p><p>The Steelers have their own issues as veteran quarterback <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-russell-wilson-full-participant-practice-amid-calf-injury-rehab">Russell Wilson has returned to practice</a>. Pittsburgh must decide if they’ll stick with Justin Fields under center or make the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-russell-wilson-fearless-take-potential-steelers-debut">switch to Wilson</a>, which could happen as soon as Sunday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raiders’ Jakobi Meyers gets concerning status downgrade for Week 6

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/raiders-wr-jakobi-meyerss-blunt-take-on-davante-adams-distraction');   ga('set', 'title', 'Raiders WR Jakobi Meyers’s blunt take on Davante Adams ‘distraction’');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Jakobi-Meyerss-blunt-take-on-Davante-Adams-distraction.jpg"></figure><h1>Raiders WR Jakobi Meyers’s blunt take on Davante Adams ‘distraction’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-02T14:44:46-07:00">October 2nd, 2:44pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-02T14:44:46-07:00">October 2nd, 2:44pm</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With wide receiver Davante Adams making it known that he would prefer to be traded from the Las Vegas Raiders, it naturally does create a distraction for the team, and fellow wide receiver Jakobi Meyers <a href="https://x.com/VicTafur/status/1841576268112003204" rel="noopener">did not downplay</a> that fact, even though he himself is not too worried about it.</p><p>“It’s gonna be a distraction, it is what it is,” Jakobi Meyers said, via Vic Tafur of The Athletic. “You understand that. It’s more about making plays regardless… and move forward. You just have to focus on what you’ve got, and that’s football.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-antonio-pierce-breaks-silence-davante-adams-trade-buzz">The Raiders are</a> coming off of a win over the Cleveland Browns to get to 2-2 on the season, but drama surrounding head coach Antonio Pierce liking an Instagram post indicating that Davante Adams would be traded fanned the flames. Adams was eventually asked about that in a media appearance, and then on Tuesday, he let the Raiders know that he would prefer to be traded, according to multiple reports.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-antonio-pierce-full-bill-belichick-davante-adams-question">While the Raiders</a> still have a season ahead of them, they will have to deal with this storyline until Adams either reaffirms that he would like to stay, or he gets traded. It seems likely that he will get moved at some point.</p><h2><b>Raiders look to win despite Davante Adams trade chatter</b></h2><p>Coming off of the win over the Browns, the Raiders are set to go on the road to play the Denver Broncos, which should be an interesting divisional matchup. The Broncos are 2-2 as well, and have one of the strongest defenses in the NFL. However, rookie quarterback Bo Nix has struggled overall, and so has the Broncos’ offense.</p><p>It will be an interesting test for the Raiders. If they are able to limit Bo Nix and Denver’s offense, they should be in the game at the end. It will be a tall task for the Raiders to put a ton of points on the board, especially with Adams potentially not playing, but they might not need to score that much to get a win. It would be big for Las Vegas to get to 3-2 ahead of the upcoming stretch of games, which includes the Pittsburgh Steelers, Los Angeles Rams, Kansas City Chiefs and Cincinnati Bengals.</p><p>It will be interesting to see if the Raiders will be able to get a win over the Broncos amid all the noise surrounding a potential trade of their superstar wide receiver.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raiders WR Jakobi Meyers’s blunt take on Davante Adams ‘distraction’

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/jakobi-myers-reveals-stubborn-bill-belichick-patriots-contract-negotiations');   ga('set', 'title', 'Raiders’ Jakobi Meyers reveals how stubborn Bill Belichick, Patriots were in contract negotiations');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/patriots-news-jakobi-myers-reveals-how-stubborn-bill-belichick-new-england-were-in-contract-negotiations.webp"></figure><h1>Raiders’ Jakobi Meyers reveals how stubborn Bill Belichick, Patriots were in contract negotiations</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-05T16:55:35-08:00">February 5th, 4:55pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-05T16:55:35-08:00">February 5th, 4:55pm</time><address><a>Conor Roche</a>Conor Roche is a sports journalist that has covered Boston sports for a few years and has worked on the Patriots beat since the 2022 season.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Before signing with the Las Vegas Raiders, Jakobi Meyers wanted to remain with the New England Patriots. However, Bill Belichick and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/never-a-juju-guy-bill-belichicks-wild-juju-smith-schuster-belief-letting-jakobi-meyers-walk-free-agency" rel="noopener">Patriots had a firm number</a> they weren’t willing to compromise on.</p><p>The veteran wide receiver said that the Patriots’ <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCSBoston/status/1754613213834997843" rel="noopener">offer to him</a> was $1 million short of the contract he received from the Raiders; which was a three-year, $33 million deal with $21 million guarantees, via 98.5 The Sports Hub’s Felger and Mazz. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-news-new-englands-free-agency-stance-shocked-jakobi-meyers" rel="noopener">Meyers didn’t confirm</a> if the offer was short in guaranteed money or salary.</p><p>“They just wouldn’t budge. At the end of the day, [Bill Belichick] didn’t want to move,” Meyers said. “And I respected it. Like it is his job to do what’s best for his team or what he thinks is best for the team. It just didn’t align on what I felt like I was worth.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"How close was New England's offer?"</p><p>"To what I got? 1 million… they wouldn't move."</p><p>Jakobi Meyers gets candid about departure from Patriots and his experience in Las Vegas <a href="https://t.co/PZNZbuN3Lx">pic.twitter.com/PZNZbuN3Lx</a></p><p>— NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSBoston) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCSBoston/status/1754613213834997843?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 5, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Meyers later added that, “They wouldn’t move” in terms of the Patriots’ offer to him. Even though Meyers said earlier in the 2023 offseason he was hoping to remain in New England, he wasn’t sure if he would’ve re-signed with the Patriots if they gave him the same offer that the Raiders did.</p><p>“I wouldn’t have mind staying. I don’t know, honestly,” Meyers said when asked if he would’ve accepted a similar offer from the Patriots. “I don’t — it would’ve been a different conversation. I probably would’ve thought about it a little different.</p><p>“But I did enjoy Boston. It was great. The guys there were really like family members to me. The receiver room, I still talk to Troy [Brown] all the time. That’s my guy. So it was definitely a sting when I left, but I understand the business side.”</p><h2>What happened with the Patriots after Jakobi Meyers signed with the Raiders</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/patriots-news-bill-belichick-sets-record-straight-on-losing-jakobi-meyers-in-free-agency.jpg"></figure><p>A day after Meyers agreed to terms on a deal with the Raiders, the Patriots agreed to terms with JuJu Smith-Schuster on a three-year, $25 million deal, prompting the former New England receiver <a href="https://twitter.com/jkbmyrs5/status/1636082094597189634?lang=en" rel="noopener">to post</a> “Cold world” on social media.</p><p>Meyers’ social media post aged well, at least in his favor. He had another solid season in Las Vegas, recording 71 receptions for 806 and eight touchdowns. Smith-Schuster, meanwhile, had the worst season of his career. He recorded just 29 receptions for 260 yards and a touchdown in 11 games this past season.</p><p>Smith-Schuster dealt with an injury though throughout the year, and Meyers didn’t seem to want to take any victory laps.</p><p>“JuJu, at the end of the day, he’s a man and I respect him. It had nothing to do with him,” Meyers said. “I think he’s a good player. I just think football caught up with him. I don’t know what his situation is, but it’s tough.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raiders’ Jakobi Meyers reveals how stubborn Bill Belichick, Patriots were in contract negotiations

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Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-news-ne-struggling-offense-juju-smith-schuster-injury-blow-week-6" rel="noopener">Nothing has gone right</a> for the New England Patriots early on this season, and while their play on the field certainly showcases that, this can be traced back to free agency this past offseason when the team opted to replace Jakobi Meyers with JuJu Smith-Schuster. This was a confusing decision at the time, but a recent Bill Belichick revelation has made it look like an even worse decision.</p><p>Meyers, who had been the Patriots best wide receiver over the past three seasons, was expected to be a top target for New England to retain in free agency. Instead, the Pats were <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-news-new-englands-free-agency-stance-shocked-jakobi-meyers" rel="noopener">largely uninterested</a> in bringing Meyers back, and instead turned to Smith-Schuster. And despite handing Smith-Schuster practically the same deal as the one the Las Vegas Raiders gave to Meyers, Belichick was reportedly <a href="https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/10/14/nfl-notes-why-the-patriots-let-jakobi-meyers-walk-and-what-went-wrong/" rel="noopener">never sold</a> on Smith-Schuster being the guy New England needs him to be.</p><p>“In the lead-up to free agency, the Pats had been split internally on whether to retain Meyers, their leading receiver for three straight seasons. Sources believe front-office decision-makers sold Belichick on Smith-Schuster’s yards after catch ability over what they had in Meyers. That, again, served as a surprise to outsiders, considering the Patriots weren’t connected to Smith-Schuster in 2022 when he had also been a free agent. ‘Bill was never a JuJu guy,’ one source said.” – Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald</p><p>Sure enough, Smith-Schuster has struggled for New England through five games, while Meyers has been the perfect complement to Davante Adams in the Raiders wide receiver corps. It’s been gut punch after gut punch for the Patriots over the past few weeks, and this is another bad look for Bill Belichick in a season that has been full of them.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
42.7	466	2.9	26

2024 SEASON STATS
RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
42.7	466	2.9	26

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