Patriots’ Jakobi Meyers Sends Message To Haters In Latest Instagram Post

Jakobi Meyers won’t put up with any nonsense brought by his critics and doubters. The rookie receiver is part of the Patriots roster, and he is entering the new season as a promising prospect. The undrafted player addressed those who criticize him, and this criticism is actually his strongest motivation.

“’Too slow’ they said… Game week,” Meyers wrote on Instagram.

We aren’t really surprise to see Meyers get a big role in New England. He was the best wideout in Patriots training camp, and his preseason was golden, especially the part where he shared the field with Jarrett Stidham. In other words, Meyers will have to work on his chemistry with Tom Brady.

Meyers was able to catch seven passes on nine targets for 74 yards in the Patriots win over the Carolina Panthers. But, he didn’t haul in any of the passes Brady threw his way.

“(It was) definitely (frustrating), because I want to go out there and put my best foot forward every day, especially as an undrafted rookie,” Meyers said after the win. “But all I can do is learn from tape now, get better and not think about it too long. … I’ve just got to pick up my game so I don’t have any more 0-for-3 performances and I can give (Brady) my best game every day.” 

Brady wasn’t happy with that.

“I think for all of us, you play with guys that are maybe new to the offense and so forth,” Brady said. “Sometimes they think they’re not part of the route, and then a team plays a certain coverage and they’re part of the route. Early in the season, that’s part of this time of year. We don’t have the full week to prepare. We’re kind of putting things together on the fly. Yeah, those are learning moments for all of us.” 

So, he yelled at Meyers.

“I was like, ‘Man, I’m really getting yelled at by Tom Brady,’ ” he said. 

“Tom’s played for a long time,” Meyers explained, “so when he wants to sit down and talk, you give him an open ear. He was just telling me what I need to do, what I don’t need to do. I’m just trying to listen to everything he says, good or bad, soak it up and get better.”