The Baltimore Ravens are exploring the possibility of adding experience to their receiving corps.
According to Jeff Zrebiec of the Baltimore Sun, the Ravens are bringing in restricted free agents Willie Snead and Cameron Meredith for a visit.
Although Jeremy Maclin was released, Baltimore has made a point to bring in new targets for Joe Flacco. It has already signed Michael Crabtree, John Brown and DeVier Posey this offseason.
Snead became one of Drew Brees' favorite targets with the New Orleans Saints after entering the league as an undrafted free agent out of Ball State in 2014. He had 141 catches for 1,879 yards and seven touchdowns through his first two seasons.
However, the 2017 season wasn't kind to him. Snead was suspended for the first three games for violating the league's substance-abuse policy. He was also hampered by a hamstring injury. In 11 regular-season games, he managed just eight receptions for 92 yards and never found the end zone. His postseason wasn't much better, totaling three catches for 25 yards in two games. He also overthrew Alvin Kamara on what could have been a touchdown against the Minnesota Vikings in the Divisional Round.
Meredith, who was also an undrafted free agent, was on the verge of being a rising star with the Chicago Bears. In his second season in 2016, he hauled in 66 catches for 888 yards and four touchdowns. Unfortunately for him, he missed all of last season due a torn ACL and MCL suffered during a preseason game.
The 25-year-old wideout has already visited the Indianapolis Colts, per Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune.
Neither player has made a Pro Bowl, but they've both shown the ability to make a run at the 1,000-yard plateau. Baltimore's leading receiver, Mike Wallace, had 748 yards last season. It's important to note that the team's top three receivers from a season ago—Wallace, Maclin and Benjamin Watson—are all on the open market.
Both Snead and Meredith are restricted free agents, complicating matters. But if the Ravens come away impressed by either, they could make an offer to try to make Flacco's job easier.
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from Bleacher Report - Baltimore Ravens http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2765880-ravens-rumors-rfa-wrs-willie-snead-cameron-meredith-set-to-visit-baltimore
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