Drew Brees Makes His Receivers Better

The Saints made a smooth move this week by acquiring 25-year-old wide receiver Cameron Meredith for a reasonable $5 million per year over two years. The Saints didn’t have to provide any draft compensation to the Chicago Bears in return since Meredith was tendered as an undrafted free agent.

Though Meredith is coming of an ACL tear from last preseason, the Saints knew the young receiver had too much upside to pass up. As luck would have it, the Bears had recently invested in their wide receiver and tight end corps, which left Meredith ripe for the picking. The Bears’ expendable trash could easily become the Saints’ unexpected treasure.

Just two seasons ago, in 2016, under the tutelage of now…