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Wide receiver Jakobi Meyers' long-simmering trade request was finally fulfilled by the Raiders on Tuesday.

The Raiders sent Meyers to the Jaguars ahead of the trade deadline in exchange for fourth- and sixth-round picks in next year's draft. Meyers led the team in receptions through the first nine weeks of the season and offensive coordinator Chip Kelly said it will be up to a combination of Tre Tucker, Tyler Lockett, Jack Bech, and Dont'e Thornton to replace his production.

"It's got to be multiple guys," Kelly said, via SI.com. "Jakobi was such an impact player for us, so I wish him the best. He was a great practice player, and I enjoyed coaching him. He's a heck of a kid, but we're going to have to – you got some other receivers, they're going to have to pick it up, and then you move on. The way you look at it sometimes as we have to approach it. It's like a player got hurt, he's out of a game, then what do you do? It's the next guy's up."

While it remains to be seen how things stack up at receiver with Meyers out of the picture, Kelly and the Raiders do know that they got tight end Brock Bowers back in the lineup last Sunday and he'll play the most prominent role in the passing offense as long as he remains healthy.

The Broncos enter Week 10 in a three-way tie for the best record in the AFC and without any trade deadline additions to the roster.

A 7-2 record gives the Broncos hope for both an AFC West title and the top seed in the conference, so there was speculation about whether they'd try to improve their chances by trading future assets for some immediate help. After the deadline passed on Tuesday afternoon, however, head coach Sean Payton said that the team never got close to pulling the trigger on a deal.

Wide receiver was seen as a spot that the Broncos could address and there were reports of interest in Dolphins wideout Jaylen Waddle, but Payton reaffirmed his belief in what the current pass catchers are capable of doing the rest of the way.

“We’re invested in and like this group and where we are going," Payton said, via Chris Tomasson of the Denver Gazette.

The Broncos' record is reason to have faith in what the team had on hand coming into the week and the rest of the season will give a chance for those players to show that standing pat was the right decision in Denver.

Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba is leading the league in receiving yards this season, and he's on pace to lead all receivers in NFL history with his production this season.

Smith-Njigba has 948 receiving yards through eight games, a league-leading average of 118.5 receiving yards per game. If he keeps up that pace over a 17-game season, he'll finish 2025 with 2,015 receiving yards. That would be the first 2,000-yard season for a receiver in NFL history.

The current record for most receiving yards in a season is held by Lions Hall of Famer Calvin Johnson, who had 1,964 receiving yards in 2012. Johnson's average of 122.75 yards per game that year was higher than Smith-Njigba is averaging this year, but Johnson did it in a 16-game season. The 17th game could get Smith-Njigba the record.

The Seahawks traded for wide receiver Rashid Shaheed just before Tuesday's trade deadline, and the threat of Shaheed making plays downfield could keep opposing defenses from doubling Smith-Njigba, and help him stay on his record pace.