It took them long enough.
Meyers dragged out the restricted free-agent process while his agents Drew Rosenhaux and Robert Bailey attempted to hammer out a long-term contract with New England. New England placed a second-round tender on Meyers which meant he is set to make $3.986 million in 2022. Then in 2023, he is lsated to be a free agent.
This offseason, any team can make a contract offer on Meyers, but if another team signed away the receiver, that team would have to send a second-round pick to the Patriots, per the rules of restricted free agency.