The New England Patriots have the former first round pick receiver N’Keal Harry (NFL Draft 2019) an die Chicago Bears delivered, as reported by NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo.
In return, according to Ian Rapoport, New England will receive a 7th round pick in 2024.
Harry hasn’t lived up to expectations since coming to the NFL as a hot pick from Arizona State. The 24-year-old caught 57 passes for 598 yards and four touchdowns in 33 appearances over three seasons in New England. He played in 12 games last season and finished the year with 12 catches, 184 yards and no touchdowns.
Harry asked the Patriots for a trade ahead of the 2021 season, but the two sides eventually agreed to keep the wideout at Foxborough. He has one year left on his rookie contract.
Die Chicago Bears, die Losing Allen Robinson in free agency, started the offseason with a big gap in wide receivers, but didn’t draft a pass catcher until the third round (Velus Jones) in April. Harry joins a Receiving Corps led by Darnell Mooney und Byron Pringle is cited. Chicago also has wide receivers, among other things Equanimeous St. Brown and tight end Cole Kmet in the roster.