N'Keal Harry

The Chicago Bears have acquired wide receiver N'Keal Harry from the New England Patriots in exchange for a 2024 seventh-round draft choice, a source told ...

The Patriots had been excited about his physical makeup (6-foot-4, 225 pounds) and knack for making contested catches. The Bears signed former Kansas City wideout Byron Pringle to one-year deal worth $4.125 million and used a third-round pick on Velus Jones Jr. Chicago also brought in Equanimeous St. Brown, Dante Pettis, Tajae Sharpe and David Moore to fill out its receiving corps this offseason. The 24-year-old joins a receiver room in Chicago led by Darnell Mooney, who led the Bears in receiving last season, and features plenty of new faces that will compete for playing time.

The New England Patriots have traded N'Keal Harry to Chicago in exchange for a 2024 seventh-round draft pick, NFL Network's Mike Garafolo and NFL Network ...

Harry receives a new chance to start his once-promising career elsewhere. Chicago is entering the first year of a new era with low expectations. When 2021 arrived, Harry was ready for a change of scenery but didn't receive it, instead narrowly making the team's 53-man roster before appearing in 12 games (four starts), catching just 12 passes while teammates Kendrick Bourne and Jakobi Meyers found success with rookie quarterback Mac Jones.

The Patriots are trading the receiver to the Bears, according to a report from NFL Media. In exchange for Harry, the Patriots will receive a 2024 ...

And Chicago selected receiver Velus Jones Jr. out of Tennessee in the third round of this year’s draft. Then in 2020, he appeared in 14 games with nine starts, catching 33 passes for 309 yards. Harry had his fifth-year option declined in the spring.

He was drafted in the first round of the 2019 draft but has struggled to start his career.

Before the start of the 2021 season, he requested a trade but was never dealt. He started in five of his seven appearances during his rookie year and nine of his 14 games played in 2020. In his first two seasons, he caught a total of 45 passes for 414 yards and four touchdowns.

The earliest-drafted receiver of Bill Belichick's career, Harry goes to Chicago in exchange for a 2024 seventh-round pick, per Ian Rapoport. Harry, 24, was ...

They don't necessarily need a standing ovation for finally cutting the cord on a former top-25 pick, but unloading Harry for anything at this point should be considered a minor win. More than likely, they could've waited until the end of the summer for Harry to be outright released and tried to sign him that way. The 2024 seventh is what it is, but saving $1.87M rather than $1.198M by outright cutting him is a little bonus for their 2022 cap as well. After his trade request last summer, he opened 2021 on IR with a shoulder injury and finished the year with 12 catches behind newcomers Kendrick Bourne and Nelson Agholor. Harry faced an even tougher road to action this summer, with the Patriots drafting Tyquan Thornton and acquiring former Dolphins starter DeVante Parker via trade. The earliest-drafted receiver of Bill Belichick's career, Harry goes to Chicago in exchange for a 2024 seventh-round pick, per Ian Rapoport.

The New England Patriots made a trade today that was a long time coming, sending wide receiver N'Keal Harry to the Chicago Bears for a 2024 7th round pick.

The Patriots lost in the actual trade with the Bears. A 2024 7th round pick for a guy that was a former first round pick. So the Patriots will be fine at the wide receiver position. But it just never really happened that way for the now former Patriot. We saw it in his first season with Tom Brady. Brady didn’t really trust Harry. The Patriots lost with this draft pick, period. Well, the N’Keal Harry era is officially over in New England. N’Keal Harry has been a guy that had so much talent, but it wasn’t being portrayed on the field.

The New England Patriots hastened the inevitable on Tuesday by trading receiver N'Keal Harry to the Chicago Bears in exchange for a seventh-round draft ...

In the aftermath of the Patriots’ acquisition of Parker from the Miami Dolphins, Harry’s days in a New England uniform appeared to be numbered. For Harry, he receives a fresh start with the Bears, and their young, second-year quarterback Justin Fields. At 6-4, 225 pounds, Harry’s size and strength could make him an effective weapon in short yardage situations, in both receiver and tight end packages. The Patriots offense will be under heavy scrutiny in 2022. More often than not, however, was a minimal factor; never looking truly comfortable in the Pats offense. Despite a solid start to Training Camp in 2021, he was sidelined for the start of the season — having suffered an injury to his shoulder during the second quarter of the Pats’ preseason matchup with the Philadelphia Eagles. Upon his return, he actually saw more action as a blocker in the running game rather than a pass catcher. Hampered by injuries during his first two years with the Pats, he has appeared in only 35 of a possible 50 games, including two playoff contests.