Patriots fans and pundits might’ve jumped the gun in comparing JuJu Smith-Schuster’s contract to the one that Jakobi Meyers got from the Las Vegas Raiders.
On the surface, the deals looked nearly identical, confusing those — including Meyers — wondering why New England didn’t just keep the known commodity. The signing of Smith-Schuster was viewed as a lateral move, one that swapped Meyers for a marginally better player at basically the same price.
Except the deals really aren’t that similar. In fact, they’re quite different, according to multiple Thursday morning reports.
Meyers’ deal was reported as a three-year, $33 million agreement including $21 million guaranteed.