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Report: Patriots trading receiver N’Keal Harry to Bears

N'Keal Harry leaves New England with 57 catches for 598 yards in three seasons. Steven Senne/AP

By Amin Touri, The Boston Globe

July 12, 2022

The Patriots are trading receiver N’Keal Harry to the Bears in exchange for a 2024 seventh-rounder, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.

At long last, the #Patriots trade former first-rounder N’Keal Harry and it’s the #Bears as his landing spot for a 2024 7th rounder, per me and @MikeGarafolo. A solid upside move for Chicago, while New England moves on with a strong group itself.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 12, 2022

New England’s first-round pick in 2019, Harry never found his footing with the Patriots; his best season came in 2020 when he caught just 33 passes for 309 yards and two touchdowns, falling well short of expectations within an already-thin receiving corps.

Harry requested a trade last summer, before struggling through an injury-hampered season in 2021.