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The Las Vegas Raiders have until Tuesday, 1 p.m. PT to complete their 2025 roster. Jakobi Meyers sounds like he wants to relinquish his spot on the final 53, however. The 1,000-yard wide receiver requested a trade from the Raiders Monday afternoon. Meyers made the attempt to negotiate a new contract, per NFL Network insider […]

The Las Vegas Raiders were expecting to have a new and improved offense coming into this season with the upgrade at several positions. Jakobi Meyers has been with the team for some time, and it looks like he wanted a new contract, but the team has shut it down, leading to him requesting a trade, […]

Jakobi Meyers is not elite by any means, but is easily one of the most underrated wideouts in the NFL. After showing promise early in his career with the New England Patriots, the Las Vegas Raiders receiver recorded his first 1,000-yard season in 2024 and is on the verge of a full breakout. Since leaving […]

The Las Vegas Raiders are entering a new era under head coach Pete Carroll. Las Vegas made several exciting moves this offseason, rebuilding the offense around QB Geno Smith and rookie running back Ashton Jeanty. Raiders fans finally have some reasons for optimism heading into the 2025 season. The Raiders laid a good foundation during […]

With the Las Vegas Raiders hyped for the upcoming season, amidst the first under head coach Pete Carroll, the one aspect of the veteran that people point out is the energy he brings, despite being 73 years old. After the Raiders’ coach in Carroll left the Seahawks and was out of football for a bit, […]

The Las Vegas Raiders will be taking on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 14, but they’re dealing with a few injuries on the offensive end, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. “Raiders WR Jakobi Meyers, listed as questionable for Sunday due to an ankle injury, is expected to play vs. the Buccaneers, per source,” Schefter […]

A tough season seems to keep getting more difficult for the Las Vegas Raiders. Aidan O’Connell hit the injury report with an illness, and Brock Bowers employed self-criticism. Also, Jakobi Meyers joined O’Connell on the Week 14 injury report with an ankle problem, according to a post on X by Greg Auman. The Raiders remain […]

The Las Vegas Raiders look to be on the verge of a fire sale after letting go of offensive coordinator Luke Getsy following a brutal loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. With the NFL trade deadline taking place Tuesday at 4 PM, Antonio Pierce’s team is set to decide the future of players like Maxx Crosby, […]

The Las Vegas Raiders are having a rough 2024 season. Las Vegas is 2-5 heading into Week 8 and their prospects do not look any better after trading Davante Adams. Thankfully, they should be getting one of their other offensive weapons back this week after a brief absence due to injury. Raiders wide receiver Jakobi […]

The Las Vegas Raiders have had a rough go of things through the first half of the 2024 NFL season. Las Vegas is 2-4 heading into Week 7 and sits at the bottom of the AFC West, seemingly with no hope. Hope seemed to leave the Raiders after they traded Davante Adams to the Jets. […]

The 2024 NFL campaign is well underway now, which means that fantasy football season is in full force too. With the fantasy regular season being shorter than the NFL regular season, we are about halfway to the playoffs, which is pretty crazy to consider. In the present, though, it makes Week 7 an incredibly important […]

Many were concerned how the Las Vegas Raiders locker room would fare with star player Davante Adams leaving town on Tuesday. As it turns out, the players are doing just fine. Raiders wide receiver Jakobi Meyers addressed questions relating to Adams, agreeing with head coach Antonio Pierce’s stance that it’s simply “business as usual” in […]

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 Aidan O’Connell set to draw the start under center in Week 6 against the Pittsburgh Steelers in favor of Gardner Minshew. However, it could be a […]

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 Davante Adams, who officially asked to be traded from […]

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 did not downplay that fact, even though he himself is not too worried about it. “It’s gonna be a distraction, […]

After bouncing around the middle of the NFL pack for years, employing four different head coaches in the four seasons since the team moved from Oakland to Las Vegas, the Raiders finally appear to have found the man to lead them into the future in Antonio Pierce, the former Pro Bowl linebacker who galvanized the […]

The Las Vegas Raiders are hoping for a better season under new coach Antonio Pierce in 2024-2025. For now, they’ll have to be content watching their AFC West rivals the Kansas City Chiefs take on the 49ers in the Super Bowl. A new offensive coordinator for Sin City’s team was discussed after Kliff Kingsbury headed […]

Before signing with the Las Vegas Raiders, Jakobi Meyers wanted to remain with the New England Patriots. However, Bill Belichick and the Patriots had a firm number they weren’t willing to compromise on. The veteran wide receiver said that the Patriots’ offer to him was $1 million short of the contract he received from the Raiders; […]

The Las Vegas Raiders are gearing up for a crucial Week 15 Thursday Night Football clash against the Los Angeles Chargers. But first, let’s take a look at how the Raiders have fared this season and what’s at stake for them. They are coming off a disappointing Week 14 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. However, […]

There really is a significant amount of unpredictability at the wide receiver position on a week-to-week basis. Keep in mind that last week Josh Downs and Puka Nacua emerged as the top scorers in PPR format. This unpredictability makes it challenging to predict how the upcoming week will unfold. However, it’s important to recognize that […]

Nothing has gone right 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 […]

The New England Patriots being a dumpster fire in the 2023 season was not something that most fans expected. After a not-so-good 2022 season, many expected the team to bounce back in some way. Instead, New England has been somehow worse this season. The offense has been god-awful, and the defense is bound to regress […]

Jakobi Meyers’ departure from the New England Patriots this offseason was a bit of a shocker, especially as they signed JuJu Smith-Schuster right after. As many remain disappointed in the move, Bill Belichick shared his side of the story on Wednesday. Belichick explained that the team still had interest in Meyers when he hit free […]

The Las Vegas Raiders and Pittsburgh Steelers will square off in Week 3 both sporting 1-1 records. Las Vegas received a pivotal Jakobi Meyers injury update ahead of the game though, via head coach Josh McDaniels. “@Raiders coach Josh McDaniels says Jakobi Meyers is good to go and that Tyree Wilson will be back at […]

The Las Vegas Raiders are hoping for an improved performance in Week 3 against the Pittsburgh Steelers after a 38-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills last week. The Raiders have been led by QB Jimmy Garoppolo and WRs Jakobi Meyers and Davante Adams, but haven’t quite put a full game together on offense due to […]

The Las Vegas Raiders suffered their first loss of the season on Sunday in a 38-10 blowout against the Buffalo Bills. Not only did the Raiders lose, but wide receiver Davante Adams was injured during the game. Adams was evaluated for a concussion after Sunday’s game and head coach Josh McDaniels said the star receiver […]

Denver Broncos safety Kareem Jackson was fined $14,819 for his unnecessary roughness penalty on Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Jakobi Meyers in the team’s opening-season loss, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Jackson committed the penalty with fewer than three minutes remaining in the Broncos’ loss. Here is a video of the play. Jackson is in […]

The Las Vegas Raiders went into the offseason with the clear objective of changing the culture and energy around the franchise. That started with moving on from longtime quarterback Derek Carr and adding Jimmy Garoppolo, among other moves. It remains to be seen if a new day has really dawned in Las Vegas, or if […]

The Las Vegas Raiders started the 2023 season strong last Sunday with a 17-16 win on the road against the Denver Broncos. Denver came into the game as three-point favorites, but it was the Raiders that got the job done to improve to 1-0. Las Vegas is back in action this weekend on the road […]

The Las Vegas Raiders submitted a Week 2 injury report that includes some of the team’s biggest names. As the silver-and-black vie for a 2-0 start to the regular season on Sunday, though, at least two of those marquee players are on track to play against the Buffalo Bills. Wide receivers Davante Adams, Jakobi Meyers […]

Las Vegas Raiders fans received a scare when wide receiver Jakobi Meyers sustained a hit to the helmet by Denver Broncos defender Kareem Jackson during Sunday’s 17-16 win. Meyers, who was in the midst of a strong debut for the Raiders, remained on the field as players gathered around him after the hit. Meyers exited […]

Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Jakobi Meyers just added major proof why his new team was right to invest in him in the offseason. In his first regular-season game in Raiders uniform, Meyers put on a show downfield on Sunday on the road against Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos. However, it was not all […]

Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Jakobi Meyers has acclimated quickly to his new digs after spending the first four seasons of his NFL career with the New England Patriots. The 26-year-old signed a three-year, $33 million contract with the Raiders in March, a move he didn’t necessarily expect after four solid seasons with the Patriots. […]

Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots are an easy target these days. That is the predicament all polarizing dynasties face when excellence is displaced by mediocrity. That aura is removed and they no longer seem untouchable. Las Vegas Raiders star wide receiver Davante Adams subtly, and perhaps unintentionally, got in on this growing pastime […]

The 2023 NFL Draft concluded already, but the time for acquiring players to round out the roster has not. Let’s see how the New York Giants want to use their remaining leverage and capital in the trade market. Here we are going to look at the four best players that the New York Giants can […]

When the New England Patriots let Jakobi Meyers walk in free agency but signed JuJu Smith-Schuster to a similar contract, many people perceived the move as a trade-off between the two players. Bill Belichick didn’t see it that way though. Speaking to reporters at the NFL owners meeting in Arizona, Belichick was stern in saying […]

Considered a dark-horse Super Bowl contender in the preseason, the Las Vegas Raiders failed to live up to expectations in 2022. The team opened 2-6, its worst start since 2018, ultimately missing the playoffs. Las Vegas finished with the fourth-worst record in the AFC at 6-11. The Raiders have yet to make it to the […]

The New England Patriots will look different at the wide receiver position next season after losing Jakobi Meyers and signing JuJu Smith-Shuster — and former longtime Patriot Devin McCourty is not a fan of the moves. “I’m not going to lie, I would have liked to see Jakobi back over JuJu,” McCourty said on Chris […]

The Las Vegas Raiders introduced free agent signing Jakobi Meyers on Thursday. Unsurprisingly, Meyers answered a question about the infamous lateral play in last season’s matchup between the Raiders and the New England Patriots. He gave a very honest answer despite the not-so-fond memory, NFL reporter Albert Breer reports. Meyers admits that it hurt dealing with […]