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His background as a quarterback helps Jakobi Meyers connect with Mac Jones

FOXBOROUGH — Jakobi Meyers has been in the same spots Mac Jones has been in, and that’s one of the big reasons the receiver knows where his quarterback wants him to be.

Meyers believes his background as a quarterback is one of the main reasons the two built a quick rapport in Jones’s rookie season.

“That’s probably one of the most important things,” said Meyers, who was a signal-caller in high school and briefly at North Carolina State before being converted to receiver. “I understand where he wants me to be; he doesn’t always have to point the finger or scream out what he needs.