{"id":244046,"date":"2025-08-27T10:34:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T14:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=244046"},"modified":"2025-08-27T11:20:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T15:20:08","slug":"how-the-adam-thielen-trade-impacts-jakobi-meyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/08\/27\/how-the-adam-thielen-trade-impacts-jakobi-meyers\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Adam Thielen Trade Impacts Jakobi Meyers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jakobi Meyers requested a trade earlier in the week, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/08\/26\/fantasy-football-tetairoa-mcmillan-outlook-with-adam-thielen-trade-rumors\/\" target=\"_self\">Adam Thielen move<\/a> indirectly affects his odds of finding a new team. The Minnesota Vikings needed another wide receiver, as Jordan Addison is serving a three-game suspension to start the season, and Jalen Nailor is recovering from a hand injury. With second-year quarterback J.J. McCarthy set to make his regular season debut in just under two weeks, Minnesota needed to add someone to make the rookie&#8217;s life a bit easier.<\/p>\n<p>With Thielen reuniting with his old team, the Minnesota Vikings are no longer in the Jakobi Meyers trade sweepstakes. However, that doesn&#8217;t mean he won&#8217;t find another team. Other organizations are still looking for reliable pass-catchers, and the former undrafted free agent could land with the New York Jets or Pittsburgh Steelers.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_243821\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-243821\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-243821\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/jakobi-meyers-requests-trade-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"jakobi meyers requests trade\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/jakobi-meyers-requests-trade-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/jakobi-meyers-requests-trade-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/jakobi-meyers-requests-trade-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/jakobi-meyers-requests-trade-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/jakobi-meyers-requests-trade-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/jakobi-meyers-requests-trade-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/jakobi-meyers-requests-trade.jpg 1785w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-243821\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Main Photo: Katie Stratman-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Amari Cooper Signed! Jakobi Meyers Requests Trade! Fantasy Football Fallout\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4IP7RQP3_DU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>How the Adam Thielen Trade Affects Jakobi Meyers<\/h2>\n<h3>\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers<\/h3>\n<p>The Pittsburgh Steelers are going all-in for what could easily be the final year of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/07\/28\/aaron-rodgers-true-colors-training-camp-after-olive-branch-terry-bradshaw\/\" target=\"_self\">Aaron Rodgers&#8217; storied career<\/a>. While the four-time NFL MVP isn&#8217;t the player he once was, Pittsburgh is doing everything it can to finally earn a playoff win in nearly a decade. While the team <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.seahawks.com\/news\/seahawks-trade-receiver-dk-metcalf-to-pittsburgh-steelers\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">already traded<\/a> for aging veterans in D.K. Metcalf, Jonnu Smith, and Jalen Ramsey, that shouldn&#8217;t stop them from pulling the trigger on Meyers.<\/p>\n<p>Rodgers is still a starting-caliber quarterback, but he&#8217;s no longer capable of carrying a flawed roster on a deep playoff run. Metcalf is a great talent, but he&#8217;s the proven option in this offense. Calvin Austin and Roman Wilson have potential, but the aging Rodgers won&#8217;t want to waste time helping youngsters adjust to the NFL. This team needs someone who can help them right away, and Meyers fits that description.<\/p>\n<h3>New York Jets<\/h3>\n<p>Justin Fields has one last chance to prove himself as a legitimate franchise quarterback, but he&#8217;ll struggle to do it with the team&#8217;s current weapons. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/07\/15\/garrett-wilson-fantasy-football-outlook-2025\/\" target=\"_self\">Garrett Wilson received a much-deserved raise<\/a>, but the rest of the pass-catchers leave something to be desired. Fields is a fantastic athlete with one of the most exciting highlight reels out there, but he needs someone to help with his snap-to-snap consistency.<\/p>\n<p>Jakobi Meyers has never been the flashiest wide receiver, but the trade target has been remarkably consistent since entering the NFL. While he&#8217;s nothing special after the catch, he&#8217;s great at creating separation at the top of routes and should provide a nice, stable target for Fields. Additionally, he&#8217;s always worked best as the second-best option in a passing attack, and that&#8217;s exactly what he&#8217;d be if paired with Garrett Wilson.<\/p>\n<p>Seeing as Adam Thielen went to the Minnesota Vikings for what essentially amounts to a fourth-round pick, the Raiders will likely ask for a bit more in return for the younger Meyers. Only time will tell if either team is willing to make such a deal, but it doesn&#8217;t appear likely. Barring something unforeseen, Meyers will spend the 2025 season catching passes from Geno Smith on the Las Vegas Raiders.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo: Stephen R. 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