Jakobi Meyers has known Cam Newton for years before Newton helped make him the Patriots’ leading receiver this season.
The wide receiver attended Newton’s passing camps when he was playing quarterback in high school. On Thursday, Meyers shared why he looked up to Newton then.
“Growing up as a quarterback, seeing Cam, a guy who is able to come in and be himself and go out there and win games — even when people hated on him and talked bad about him, he still came in every day and performed,” Meyers told reporters. “It just showed who he was, his personality.