Saints HC Sean Payton announced Wednesday that they have re-signed veteranย WR Robert Meachem to a contract.
- New Orleans placed rookie OLBย Khairi Fortt on injured reserve with the designation to return in order to create a roster spot forย Meachem.
The Saints releasedย Meachem this past weekend as the trimmed their roster down to 53 players.
Meachem, 29, left New Orleans for San Diegoย back in 2012 when he signed aย four-year contract worth $25.5 million with the Chargers. Things obviously didn’t go well for him in a new setting and heย wound up being released inย September of last year.
In 2013, Meachem totaled 16 receptions for 324 yards receiving and two touchdowns.
Fortt, 22, was taken in the fourth round of this year’s draft, but he’ll now missย the first half of his rookie season.
He played two years for Penn State before transferring toย California last year.ย In 2013, he started all nine games for California totaled 64 tackles, 0.5 sack and 3.5 tacklesย for a loss.
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