Jakobi Meyers might be joining the Las Vegas Patriots (Raiders) to help the underrated Jimmy Garoppolo turn them around, but it wasn’t long ago he got caught in a stressful situation.
Back in December, the Patriots and Meyers were trying to make something out of nothing on last-second backyard football play. Meyers would find himself in the middle of a scrum, and he inexplicably tossed the ball backward. (The game was tied!)
Not only did the Raiders’ Chandler pick the lateral off, he disrespectfully stiff-armed Mac Jones on the way to scoring one of the most stunning game-winning touchdowns in NFL history. The play was so bad on Meyers’ part that we legitimately wonder if it isn’t one of the most boneheaded football decisions we’ve ever seen.
Jakobi Meyers had this unforgettable moment vs. the Raiders last season.
And now he's joining Chandler Jones and the Raiders.pic.twitter.com/WP4l9qnOgo
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) March 14, 2023
With Meyers now unrelatedly in Las Vegas, NFL fans joked that perhaps his lateral to give the Raiders a win was a bit of an “inside job” before free agency. (Of course, it wasn’t, obviously.)
Collusion. https://t.co/1uVJJe8MFd
— Michael Greco (@michaelgreco82) March 14, 2023
He was playing for them all along https://t.co/Ewb72U66wm
— mike (@estMCMXCV___) March 14, 2023
Jakobi knew the script. https://t.co/GelAIsfRRG
— Silver & Black Everything (@SilverNBlack714) March 14, 2023
this is why they gave him all that money https://t.co/gSlxxB8oEm
— SmallsPlayz (@SmallsPlayz) March 14, 2023
So this is why he threw it back, he knew all along 😂 https://t.co/ji9wH0FCGR
— Kyle Hammond (@KyleHammond20) March 14, 2023
The only team he could’ve gone to after this bonehead play 🤦🏽♂️ https://t.co/bFyzZpl3Xf
— Jesse Yun (@TonsoYun) March 14, 2023
He was a double agent all along! https://t.co/TewRJBlJt2
— Michael Magaletta (@mikemagz07) March 14, 2023
Bro already won the Raiders a game and he hasn’t even put the jersey on yet https://t.co/9EtG97Q6ar
— Veterans Minimum (@VeteransMinimum) March 14, 2023
Double agent the whole time. https://t.co/85m6BmOl3N
— dillon (@coincidendill) March 14, 2023