Cameron Meredith
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | September 21, 1992 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Westchester, Illinois | ||||||||
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| High school: | Westchester (IL) St. Joseph | ||||||||
| College: | Illinois State | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2015 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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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.
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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
2015 NFL draft
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]
Chicago Bears
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]
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External links
- Chicago Bears currentteam parameter articles
- NFL player with pastcoaching parameter
- NFL player with pastexecutive parameter
- 1992 births
- Living people
- People from Berwyn, Illinois
- Players of American football from Illinois
- American football wide receivers
- American football quarterbacks
- Illinois State Redbirds football players
- Undrafted National Football League players
- Chicago Bears players
