Vikings Sign Former First-Round Wide Receiver N'Keal Harry, per Report

The 25-year-old has been hampered by injuries throughout his career.
Vikings Sign Former First-Round Wide Receiver N'Keal Harry, per Report
Vikings Sign Former First-Round Wide Receiver N'Keal Harry, per Report /

After struggling to sustain success over the first four years of his NFL career, a former first-round draft pick is getting another shot.

The Vikings are signing wide receiver N'Keal Harry, according to a Sunday afternoon report from Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.

Harry, 25, was picked 32nd overall by the Patriots in the 2019 draft out of Arizona State—the first wide receiver drafted by New England in the first round in 23 years. He was a two-time 1,000-yard receiver with the Sun Devils, and he ranks third in school history in both receptions and receiving yards.

However, Harry battled multiple injuries during his rookie year and played in just seven games.

The 2020 and '21 seasons were better for the Toronto native, as he tallied 45 catches for 493 yards and two touchdowns over 26 games. The Patriots dealt him to the Bears in the summer of '22 for a future seventh-round draft pick, but an ankle injury limited him to seven games once again.

Minnesota is scheduled to open its season on Sept. 10 against the Buccaneers.


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