Trey Burton joining him in Chicago, apparently.
Meredith is getting poached. Dirt cheap and no pick award for the Bears.
Is this speculation or did you see that somewhere?
Speculation. Bears only offered him 1.9 mil and no pick tender. A smart team would come calling with a multiyear deal around 7/8 mil per.
You think he's worth that much? Not much of a track record, coming off an acl injury, as was Robinson obviously.
I would hope Bears can keep him though, so maybe some team would do it.
Or they are trying to get him for less salary, no? They have the right to match any offer, right?If they didn't put a tender on him..they don't value him.
Or they are trying to get him for less salary, no? They have the right to match any offer, right?
If they really cared about keeping him, they'd do what San Diego did to Tyrell Williams..put a 2nd round tender on him.
The team plans to extend original-round tenders to restricted free agents Cam Meredith and Josh Bellamy, sources said Monday, awarding each a $1.907 million contract for 2018 and retaining the right to match outside offers.
The Bears could’ve given Meredith a second-round tender, which would’ve cost them about $1 million more in salary and would’ve required a second-round pick from any team that outbid the Bears. With original-round tenders, the Bears don’t receive compensation if they don’t match another team’s offer.
Still, it appears as if both players will play for the Bears in 2018. Meredith, the former Illinois State quarterback, caught 66 passes for 888 yards in 2016. He was poised to be the team’s top receiver last year before tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee — and partially tearing the medial collateral ligament — in the third preseason game. He has been working out at Halas Hall.
I wonder if the 49ers will target a WR or if they might go after one in the draft. They did just sign Goodwin, but there was so much talking about pushing hard to get Robinson.