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The Saints' first-round draft pick was sprawled on the field, three medical trainers surrounding him. Receiver Robert Meachem, one play after making his first catch, received "the hardest hit of my life." In the fourth quarter of the Saints' 20-7 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Hall of Fame Game on Sunday night, the wind was knocked out of Meachem by Pittsburgh cornerback William Gay. But after Meachem caught his breath, reality took place. He had dropped the pass, and when Meachem returned to the field later in the drive, another pass was thrown his way in traffic. He dropped that one, too. "I have a lot of work to do," said Meachem, who played at Tennessee. "Second pass, I should have caught it. Third pass, too. I was always taught that any time you get your hands on the ball, you catch it, no matter what. I have to adjust quickly, get back to work." -- New Orleans Times-Picayune

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