One month after helping the Kansas City Chiefs to a Super Bowl 57 championship, wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster has finally struck it rich on the open market.
Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the New England Patriots are signing Smith-Schuster to a three-year contract worth $33 million. The speedy slot receiver will get $22.5 million through the first two years of the deal.
Smith-Schuster also confirmed on Twitter that he is off to New England. In a separate tweet, he thanked the Chiefs organization and fans.
The Smith-Schuster signing comes one day after the Patriots lost top wideout Jakobi Meyers to the Las Vegas Raiders in free agency. Coincidentally, Meyers also landed a three-year contract worth $33 million.
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Smith-Schuster signed one-year deals with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Chiefs in 2021 and 2022, respectively. He bet on himself and tuned in a remarkable season for Kansas City, racking up 78 receptions for 933 yards and three touchdowns.
Smith-Schuster won his first Super Bowl ring and the first lucrative multi-year deal of his NFL career. He joins a Patriots offense led by Mac Jones, 1,000-yard rusher Rhamondre Stevenson, tight end Hunter Henry and fellow playmaking wideouts DeVante Parker and Kendrick Bourne.
For his career, Smith-Schuster has 401 receptions for 4,788 yards and 29 touchdowns.
