The New England Patriots invested considerable resources in upgrading their offensive personnel this offseason, and no contract handed out was bigger than JuJu Smith-Schuster’s. The veteran wide receiver, who just won a Super Bowl with the Kansas City Chiefs, was signed to a three-year, $25.4 million deal.
The pact is a show of confidence: the Patriots trust Smith-Schuster to become a starter-level player in their offense — basically filling the role held by free agency departee Jakobi Meyers — and to bring a dynamic presence to their receiving game.
That confidence goes both ways, as Smith-Schuster pointed out in a recent conversation with patriots.