Doubts motivate Meachem through rookie campaign (1 Viewer)

[Dan in Lafayette]

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Larry Holder / Biloxi Sun-Herald

METAIRIE, La. --Robert Meachem impressed management types and scouts alike a year ago as one of the top wide receivers coming out into the NFL draft.

One year later, he's trying to debunk the notion that he should have never been drafted by the New Orleans Saints with the 27th overall selection in 2007.

"It's very motivational to hear somebody say, 'Oh, well, he was a bust,'" Meachem said. "So (you want) to prove everybody wrong and just let everybody know you weren't a bust, and you're going to do what you're supposed to do." Full Story - Sun-Heraldhttp://www.sunherald.com/251/story/457056.html