Free agency is heating up during the NFL’s negotiating window over the next two days. Before any breaking out-of-the-box news, the Bears have first elected to care of their own by assigning an original round tender to Cameron Meredith, reports Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune.
Seen as a core offensive player by the Bears, evidently they are confident the 25-year-old Meredith is recovering well from a torn ACL suffered in Week 3 of the 2017 preseason. General manager Ryan Pace has already alluded to working on a long-term extension for Meredith at the 2018 NFL Scouting Combine, making the prioritization abundantly clear.