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Bill Belichick on Patriots wideout Jakobi Meyers: ‘I certainly have a lot of respect for what he’s accomplished’

Through two games last September, Jakobi Meyers played 15 offensive snaps and caught the lone pass sent his direction. Through two games this September, the former undrafted arrival out of North Carolina State has played 126 and caught 10.

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick praised that progression during his Friday press conference.

“Just really as a player, Jakobi’s had a very, I would say, steady growth since he’s come here,” Belichick told reporters. “Undrafted, really was kind of a little bit of an unusual fit in the offense just from his background.