08/30/2026
Incredible: Bengals WR Dohnte Meyers, who was delivering DoorDash orders until 2 or 3 in the morning and waking up just hours later to train because he refused to give up on his NFL dream, has now made the Bengals final 53-man roster.
“All night I would delivery drive, until like 2 or 3 in the morning. Then go wake up and train again at 8 or 9. I structured my whole life around pursuing a dream.”
Meyers wasn't a highly recruited prospect waiting for his opportunity.
He was a zero-star recruit who eventually played Division II football at Delta State. After going undrafted, there was no NFL contract waiting for him.
So Meyers drove Uber and DoorDash at night to make ends meet while structuring his days around training and trying to keep his football career alive.
He paid his own money to attend professional tryouts before eventually getting his opportunity with the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Meyers turned that opportunity into a breakout 2025 season, catching 65 passes for 1,056 yards and eight touchdowns, earning CFL All-Star honors and helping Saskatchewan win the Grey Cup.
Even getting an opportunity with Joe Burrow required another sacrifice.
When Burrow asked Meyers if he could meet him in Cincinnati for a throwing session the following morning, Meyers was in Atlanta.
His response? "I can be.”
Meyers got in his car and drove overnight from Atlanta to Cincinnati so he could be there to catch passes from Burrow the next day.
“That’s the kind of guy he is,” Burrow said.
Meyers then became one of the breakout performers of Bengals training camp, earning first-team opportunities and continuing to impress throughout the preseason.
And now he's done it.
From delivering DoorDash until 3 a.m. just to fund his NFL dream, to CFL open tryouts, to becoming a CFL All-Star, to driving through the night for an opportunity with Joe Burrow...
Dohnte Meyers is officially an NFL player.
(Via The Athletic)
