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Cameron Meredith

Bears need wideout healthy for continuity

Cameron Meredith suffered a thumb injury at OTAs, an injury that may require surgery and will keep him out until training camp either way. That's not necessarily a huge deal, but Meredith is an important piece to a passing game that has virtually no continuity from 2016.

For now, he's expected to miss from six to eight weeks. On a team that's breaking in a new quarterback and has a lot of new faces at receiver, it's a worry.

Of the league's 32 teams, three have said goodbye to both of their top 2 receivers from a year ago (the Rams, Bills and Washington). Seven others, including the Bears, have said goodbye to one of those receivers. Chicago will need Meredith healthy to avoid having that lack of continuity in common with the smaller group.

Chicago is also one of only three teams in either group (along with San Francisco and the Jets) that has a brand-new quarterback.

TOP 2 WIDE RECEIVERS BY TEAM, 2016
TeamNo. 1No. 2NoYdsTDReturn?
Oak.Amari CooperMichael Crabtree1722156132
G.B.Jordy NelsonDavante Adams1722254262
Den.Demaryius ThomasEmmanuel Sanders1692115102
NYGOdell Beckham Jr.Sterling Shepard1662050182
Pitt.Antonio BrownEli Rogers1541878152
Minn.Adam ThielenStefon Diggs153187082
T.B.Mike EvansAdam Humphries1511943142
Mia.Jarvis LandryDeVante Parker150188082
Det.Golden TateMarvin Jones146200782
Atl.Julio JonesMohamed Sanu1422062102
Ariz.Larry FitzgeraldJ.J. Nelson1411591122
Jac.Allen RobinsonMarqise Lee136173492
N.E.Julian EdelmanChris Hogan136178672
Sea.Doug BaldwinTyler Lockett135172582
Cin.A.J. GreenBrandon LaFell1301826102
S.D.Tyrell WilliamsDontrelle Inman1271869112
Hou.DeAndre HopkinsWill Fuller125158962
Dall.Cole BeasleyDez Bryant1251629132
Ind.T.Y. HiltonPhillip Dorsett124197682
Phil.Jordan MatthewsDorial Green-Beckham109119652
Tenn.Rishard MatthewsTajae Sharpe1061467112
K.C.Tyreek HillJeremy Maclin105112982
N.O.Brandin CooksMichael Thomas1702310171
Balt.Mike WallaceSteve Smith142181691
Chi.Cameron MeredithAlshon Jeffery118170961
NYJQuincy EnunwaBrandon Marshall117164571
Car.Kelvin BenjaminTed Ginn1171693111
Clev.Terrelle PryorCorey Coleman110142071
S.F.Jeremy KerleyQuinton Patton101107531
Wash.Pierre GarconDeSean Jackson135204670
L.A.Kenny BrittBrian Quick109156680
Buff.Robert WoodsMarquise Goodwin80104440

--Andy Richardson

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