Cameron Meredith
| No. 81 Chicago Bears | |||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | September 21, 1992 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Westchester, Illinois | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 207 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Westchester (IL) St. Joseph | ||||||||
| College: | Illinois State | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2015 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 7, 2016 | |||||||||
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Cameron Meredith (born September 21, 1992) is an American football wide receiver for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2015.[1] He played college football at Illinois State.
Early years
Meredith was a three-year letter winner in football, playing at quarterback for St. Joseph (Westchester, Illinois). His parents are Lonnie and Tonjua Meredith.[2]
College career
Meredith attended Illinois State, he redshirted his first season and then spent the 2011 and 2012 seasons as a backup quarterback. In 2013 he transitioned to Wide receiver and led the team in receptions in both 2013 and 2014. In 2014 he led ISU with 66 receptions for 1,061 yards receiving, with nine touchdowns in 15 games.[2] Being a redshirt senior with no eligibility remaining he entered the 2015 NFL Draft, but he was not invited to the NFL Combine. He impressed scouts at the Northwestern pro day enough to earn several free agent offers.[3]
Professional career
During the NFL draft Meredith was the victim of a prank call, a person pretending to be New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick stating that team would be taking him with the 97th overall pick, instead the Patriots took Geneo Grissom and Meredith went undrafted.[4]
Meredith signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent.[5] On September 20, 2015, Meredith recorded his first NFL reception against the Arizona Cardinals.[6][7] On October 11, 2015, Meredith caught a career-high 4 receptions for a career-high 52 yards against the Kansas City Chiefs.[8][7] At the end of the 2015 season, Meredith finished with 11 receptions for 120 yards.[9]
Personal life
Meredith grew up a Bears fan, even attending a Bears training camp as a child.[10]
References
- ↑ "Bears' Cameron Meredith used to beating long odds". Chicago Sun-Times. 2015-08-14. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
- 1 2 "Illinois State Athletics". Goredbirds.com. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
- ↑ "Bears' Cameron Meredith used to beating long odds". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
- ↑ "A Fake Bill Belichick Pranked Bears WR Cameron Meredith During The Draft". Deadspin.com. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
- ↑ "Bears add 15 undrafted free agents". www.chicagobears.com. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ↑ "Cardinals vs. Bears - Box Score - September 20, 2015 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- 1 2 "Cameron Meredith: Game Logs at NFL.com". www.nfl.com. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ↑ "Bears vs. Chiefs - Box Score - October 11, 2015 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ↑ "Cameron Meredith: Career Stats at NFL.com". www.nfl.com. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ↑ "Preseason pressure: St. Joseph's Cameron Meredith eyes opener to impress with Chicago Bears". Chicago Football. 2015-08-13. Retrieved 2015-11-06.