The San Diego Chargers have released wide receiver Robert Meacham, even though they still owe him $5 million in base salary for 2013, per Tom Pelissero of USA Today.

Meacham, a former first-round pick of the New Orleans Saints in 2007, signed a $25.5 million contract with the Chargers in 2012.

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