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Robert Meachem
Robert Meachem (born September 28, 1984 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American football broad receiver for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was initially made a draft by the Saints 27th general in the 2007 NFL Draft. He performed school football at Tennessee.
Early years
In elementary school, Meachem performed football for The Salvation Army North Mabee Boys & Girls Club [1] in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Joining the legacy of “Mabee Babies,” advisers glimpsed celebrity promise in Meachem at an early age. He subsequent came to Booker T. Washington High School and was entitled a high school All-American by Parade and SuperPrep describing services. Meachem was furthermore a issue guard on his high school basketball group, which won back to back state names in 2001 and 2002. Once with his AAU group, the Tulsa Jammers,
College career
Robert Meachem came to the University of Tennessee, where he garnered talk madly reconsiders upon reaching in 2003. He was part of a proclaimed employing class with receivers Jayson Swain and Bret Smith. Meachem, although, redshirted the 2003 time of the year after pain a knee wound in preseason practice.
Meachem apprehended 25 passes for 459 in 2004 as a redshirt freshman. He returned to play in all 13 sport (zero starts) and directed the group with 459 backyards on 25 catches (18.4 average) and four touchdowns. Meachem was the only Vols receiver with 100 backyards in a game that year. Meachem’s first vocation greeting appeared in the game contrary to UNLV, which was a 35-yard score.
Meachem emerged in all 11 sport in 2005, with two begins, and afresh directed the group in obtaining backyards with 383 on 29 catches (13.2 average) and two touchdowns.
2006 was Meachem’s breakout year. Along with David Cutcliffe’s come back to Tennessee as attack coordinator in 2006, Meachem, Swain and quarterback Erik Ainge all turned in vocation seasons. In the November 25th game contrary to Kentucky, Meachem had 116 obtaining backyards, impelling his total to a new school record of 1265 backyards in a lone season. Meachem furthermore totaled 11 tallies, a vocation best. He furthermore had six 100 backyard sport that season. He graded fourth in the territory with an mean of 99.85 backyards per game obtaining and graded 24th nationally with 5.46 receptions per game. He directed the group with a career-high 71 catches for a school single-season record 1,298 backyards (18.3 avg) to lead the SEC, encompassing 11 touchdowns. He noted two solo undertakes, profited 16 backyards on a kickoff come back and 12 backyards on a punt return. In 37 sport at Tennessee, Meachem begun 15 times. He apprehended 125 passes and became the sixth contestant in school annals to gain more than 2,000 backyards obtaining, totaling 2,140 backyards (17.1 avg) with 17 touchdowns. All this acquired him an all SEC, agreement All-American selections. Meachem determined to skip his older time of the year and go in the 2007 NFL Draft.
Professional career
New Orleans Saints
With the 27th choose of the 2007 NFL Draft, Robert Meachem was chosen by the New Orleans Saints. Meachem marked a five-year deal worth $11.3 million in groundwork wages and inducements with $5.71 million guaranteed.
Robert underwent knee surgery and was incapable to play in his rookie season.
However, Meachem was one time afresh inactive for the Saints’ opener contrary to Tampa Bay.
On September 14, 2008, Meachem apprehended his first overtake in the NFL, a 19 backyard touchdown overtake contrary to the Washington Redskins.
In week 4 contrary to the San Francisco 49ers, Meachem got the possibility to glimpse more game time due to number 1 Receiver Marques Colston marginalised with a broken thumb. In this game, Meachem had only 2 receptions, his first a 47 backyard touchdown catch, his second a 52 backyard flea flicker apprehend with a protector covered all over him. Meachem completed week 4 with 2 receptions for 99 backyards and the Saints got the win over the 49ers. Meachem completed the time of the year with 12 receptions for 289 backyards and 3 touchdowns. He furthermore had a 24.1 backyards per catch.
On December 6, 2009, after Kareem Moore of the Washington Redskins intercepted Drew Brees, Robert Meachem ripped the ball out of Moore’s grab and ran it for a touchdown. In the identical game, Meachem apprehended a 53-yard touchdown overtake with 1:19 left in guideline, binding the game at 30. The Saints won 33-30 in overtime to advance to 12-0.
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