Report: Patriots Sign WR Cameron Meredith
BOSTON (CBS) -- The Patriots have Julian Edelman. The Patriots have rookie N'Keal Harry. But when it comes to a complete depth chart at wide receiver, the Patriots are a little thin.
The team sought to remedy that by signing Cameron Meredith on Friday.
ESPN's Josina Anderson reported Friday that Meredith was "in the New England area" and was "vying to become the Patriots newest wide receiver." Shortly thereafter, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported that Meredith and the Patriots had agreed to a deal.
The 6-foot-3, 207-pound Meredith played two seasons with the Bears in 2015 and 2016 before missing the entire 2017 season due to a knee injury. He signed with the Saints last season but played just six games, limited again by a knee injury. Meredith was released by the Saints last week.
In 31 career games, Meredith has caught 86 passes for 1,122 yards and five touchdowns.
Coincidentally, Meredith was the victim of a prank call on the night of the NFL Draft in 2015. An unknown caller pretended to be Bill Belichick and told Meredith that the Patriots would be drafting him, but Meredith ended up going undrafted.
