Memo to NFL coaches: bubblewrap your damn players already because the preseason is out here snatching up all the ACLs it can before Opening Night. We lost Julian Edelman on Friday, and the sadness rolled on this afternoon when Johnathan Cyprien blew up the left knee of Bears wide receiver Cameron Meredith:
https://twitter.com/PirateLifeFF/status/901862075009511426
Fox’s Pam Oliver was quick to break the bad news for Bears fans: it’s a torn ACL:
#Bears WR Cameron Meredith is believed to have torn his ACL, per Pam Oliver on the Fox broadcast. Likely had additional damage, too. Too bad
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 27, 2017
And just like that, Kevin White emerges as a new chic pick in fantasy football.
The low tackle by Cyprien again for those who aren’t bothered by body parts bending awkwardly:
Look away if your squeamish…Cameron Meredith is down with a left knee injury pic.twitter.com/sbdppDH6XW
— RPO Podcast (@RPOpod) August 27, 2017