The New Orleans Saints will learn by Wednesday afternoon whether or not wide receiver Cameron Meredith will join the team for 2018.
Meredith, a restricted free agent, reportedly signed an offer sheet with the Saints last Friday worth $9.6 million over two years, including $5.4 million guaranteed. The Bears, holding right of first refusal, had five days to match the offer, so their deadline is 3 p.m. Wednesday (April 11).
The Bears last month offered Meredith the original-round tender, a one-year deal worth $1.907 million for 2018. Because he went undrafted in 2015, the Bears would receive no draft compensation if they decline to match the Saints' offer.