"Brady keeping all the money for himself": NFL fans react as Jakobi Meyers requests trade out of Raiders

Jakobi Meyers surprised many NFL fans a week before the start of the season. The veteran wide receiver asked to be traded from the Las Vegas Raiders after he failed to reach a new deal with the franchise before the start of his final year.

Meyers signed a three-year, $33 million deal with the team in 2023. The market for wide receivers has changed since then, and he wanted to rework his agreement due to his production last season. He officially asked to be moved on Monday.

The Raiders are unlikely to pull the trigger due to their lack of options at wide receiver, but their decision not to give Meyers a new deal left Las Vegas fans unimpressed.

"Brady keeping all the money for himself?" questioned one fan, taking aim at the Raiders' minority owner.

"Pay him, this season is important in establishing what we have with the weapons we have. Can’t rely on rookies, we need his veteran presence," was a second opinion.

"Brock Bowers might go for 2000 yards. The Raiders have no other targets," a third pointed out.

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@Blaze_Craven

Raiders are a joke

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WR drama, the gameplan has been laid down, and now here comes the drama.

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@popcrnshower

Let him hold out and don’t pay him. Simple. Don’t need players like that on a team that is trying to build.

Jakobi Meyers' contract average outside of top 30 at the position

The Raiders receiver averages $11 million per year, which is the 32nd highest his position. He's tied with Allen Lazard, but his 1,027 receiving yards in 2024 were a bigger number than what Lazard has amassed in the past two seasons combined.

Las Vegas has a young core of wide receivers, with Jack Bech and Dont'e Thornton joining the team via draft, along with running back Ashton Jeanty. With Brock Bowers emerging as a superstar in 2024, Meyers was supposed to lead the group as a veteran presence. This has now been thrown into question.

There's still the possibility that he stays with the team for the final year of his deal, as the Raiders badly need his production in a loaded AFC West. But the chances of him signing an extension are slim, making him a strong candidate for free agency in 2025.