NFL CAREER – This five-year veteran originally signed with the Bears as an undrafted free agent out of Illinois State in 2015. In 2016, Meredith had a breakout campaign for the Bears where he caught 66 passes for 888 yards and four touchdowns. He missed the entire 2017 season after tearing his ACL in preseason and after signing with the Saints in 2018 was limited to six games due to a knee injury. For his career, he has recorded 86 receptions for 1,122 yards (13.0 avg) in 31 games with 11 starts over three seasons with the Chicago Bears (2015-16) and one season with the Saints (2018). Meredith looks to rebound from his knee injury and contribute right away to the Saints wide receiving core.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS – Placed on Injured Reserve by New Orleans Saints, 11/8/18; Signed a two-year contract with New Orleans (RFA-CHI), 4/6/18; Placed on Injured Reserve by Chicago; 9/02/17; Signed a three-year contract with Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent; 5/3/15.
2018 – Appeared in six games with one start posting nine catches for 114 yards and a touchdown before being placed on Injured Reserve, Nov. 8…Inactive for first two contests…At Atlanta, Sept. 23, started in Saints debut and recorded an 11-yard TD on first career catch as Saint…At N.Y. Giants, Sept. 30, made three receptions for 32 yards…Vs. Washington, Oct. 8, caught team-high five passes for 71 yards, including a 46-yard reception…Vs. L.A. Rams, Nov. 4, played on offense and special teams. 2017 – Missed entire season after suffering a preseason knee injury that required surgery. 2016 – Played in 14 games (Games 3-16) with ten starts, setting career-highs with 66 receptions, 888 yards (13.5 avg) and four TDs...Rushed once for six yards...Had eight games with at least four receptions and four 100-yard receiving games...Ranked first on team in all receiving categories...Recorded career-high 11 receptions vs. Jacksonville, Oct. 16, for 113 yards...Posted career-high 135 yards on nine catches vs. Washington, Dec .24... Made career-long 50-yard TD reception on a hail mary going into halftime at Tampa Bay, Nov. 13, only player in the NFL to catch a TD pass from three different QBs...First undrafted player to lead the Bears in receptions since Tom Waddle (1993). 2015 – Appeared in 11 games for Chicago as an undrafted rookie, recording 11 receptions for 120 yards…Grabbed season-high four receptions for 52 yards at Kansas City, Oct. 11, including two receptions for 30 yards on the game-winning TD drive.
COLLEGE – Started his college career at Illinois State at QB before moving to WR prior to the start of his junior season…Appeared in 28 career games with 14 starts, notching 87 catches for 1,431 yards (16.4 avg) and 14 TDs…Also ran twice for 10 yards (5.0 avg)…As a senior, played in all 15 games, with 14 starts and led ISU with 66 receptions and 1,061 yards receiving, with 9 TDs...One of six players in school history with over 1,000 yards receiving in a season…Played in ten games and ranked second on the team with 21 receptions, after making the transition to WR from QB prior to the start of his junior season...Led the team with 370 yards and five TDs, averaging 17.6 ypc.
PERSONAL –. Three-year letterwinner out of St. Joseph (Westchester, Ill.) H.S, where he passed for 2,000 yards and rushed for over 400 yards as a senior and threw 12 TD passes and ran in seven more...Also recorded seven interceptions on defense as he was named All-Area and All-Conference...Passed for 1,250 yards and 10 TDs as a junior, while running for over 100 yards and rushing for two TDs...Named an All-Area selection as a junior and was honorable mention as a sophomore, with over 700 passing yards and five TDs...Played baseball for a year and lettered as a senior in basketball…In 2019 offseason, participated in the Football Without Borders camp program in Germany with several NFL players.
