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The young playmaker’s career has come to a crossroads.
By Robert Zeglinski
A little over two seasons ago, Cameron Meredith was a rising star. After catching 66 passes for 888 yards on a horrendous Bears team in 2016, the receiver looked like one of the NFL’s next up-and-comers to keep a keen eye on. A stellar possession man with an uncanny knack for making himself available to the quarterback, Meredith had everything a modern offense wanted in a flanker. Following a disastrous, poorly-timed torn ACL in 2017’s preseason, and it’s as if Meredith’s proposed meteoric rise happened in a different era of football.
Who’s to say it ever happened after what he’s been through?
On Monday morning, the former Bears standout Meredith was unceremoniously released by the Saints. Unceremonious would be an understatement. The more accurate distinction is unexceptional, almost anonymous. Meredith’s terse reaction on Instagram saying, “It’s been fun,” was ironically just as short as his stint in a new NFL city. ...
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