A pivotal move made by Jacksonville Jaguars’ GM James Gladstone last season was trading for wide receiver Jakobi Meyers prior to the trade deadline.
Meyers played a key role in sparking the Jacksonville passing game and offense as a whole.
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But along with the Jaguars showing interest in Meyers, the Buffalo Bills did as well.
So how did the Jaguars end up with Meyers and not the Bills? Buffalo GM Brandon Beane recently highlighted one reason why while speaking with Adam Schein on Mad Dog Sports Radio.
“Myers, he had a higher cap number than we had availability to do,” Beane said, “and in speaking with those guys (Las Vegas Raiders), they weren’t really interested in eating cap space, which they traded him in Jacksonville.”
To land Meyers, the Jaguars traded away fourth and sixth-round picks in the 2026 NFL draft. They also had to inherit a portion of his contract from the Raiders.
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The guarantees on Meyers’ deal stayed on the Raiders’ books, but Jacksonville did take on a prorated version of Meyers $10.5 million base salary for the remainder of the 2025 season, which was $5.3 million.
Upon his arrival, Meyers made an immediate impact. His skill set made him a terrific fit for Liam Coen’s offense. Meyers is a capable blocker in the run game and is willing to do the dirty work over the middle of the field and on intermediate routes in the passing game.
Meyers made such a quick and meaningful impact that the Jaguars then extended him prior to the 2025 season ending.
Meyers would catch 43 passes in 10 games with the Jaguars, totaling 495 yards with three touchdowns.
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