Patriots use second-round RFA tender on WR Jakobi Meyers

The Patriots will use the second-round restricted free-agent tender on wide receiver Jakobi Meyers, agent Drew Rosenhaus tells Ian Rapoport of NFL.com. In a related move, they’ve elected not to tender fullback Jakob Johnson. 

Per the terms of this year’s second-round tender, Meyers will be retained on a one-year, $3.986M deal. However, if another team pries him away, the Patriots will receive a second-round pick in exchange.

Johnson, meanwhile, could have been cuffed at the lowest-level RFA tender, which would have paid him $2.433M. It’s still possible that he could return to the Patriots, Ben Volin of the Boston Globe hears, but it’d be a lower salary.

Meyers began his career at North Carolina State as a quarterback, before moving to wide receiver as a sophomore. In his third year on campus, he put himself on the NFL radar with 63 grabs for 727 yards and four touchdowns. He followed that up with 92/1,047/5, but still went undrafted.

The Pats saw something in him, however, and he’s blossomed into one of their best offensive weapons. Last year, Meyers set new pro watermarks with 83 catches for 866 yards and two touchdowns.