With Justin Jefferson officially back on the roster, the Vikings have moved on from another receiver. The team announced that they’ve waived wideout N’Keal Harry.
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The former first-round pick spent the preseason with Minnesota and ultimately landed on the practice squad to start the regular season. He ended up seeing time in nine games for the Vikings, with the majority of his snaps coming on special teams. He got into 23 offensive snaps but didn’t garner a target.
Harry started his career with the Patriots, and despite playing alongside Tom Brady in 2019, the wideout finished with only 105 receiving yards and two touchdowns. It got a bit better with the rebuilding Patriots in 2020, as Harry finished with 309 receiving yards. He didn’t find the end zone in 2021, and after having his fifth-year option declined in 2022, he was dealt to the Bears. He got into seven games with Chicago last season, finishing with seven catches.
The Vikings are now rostering five receivers, with Jefferson joining rookie Jordan Addison and K.J. Osborn in the starting lineup. If the team is looking for additional depth, they could turn to any of the four receivers stashed on the practice squad.
Oh brother this guy stinkkkkkkssss
That’s not true. Keep giving him ten plus touches a game like they finally did in the 2020 Seahawks game then we’d see decent production and more.
Pats could’ve had Deebo. Then Mac wouldn’t have an excuse and they could move on from him.
Deebo doesn’t make any quarterbacks better. No receiver does. Jones failed because he’s a know it all who refuses to get better.
Brady jerked around N’Keal Harry like he’d do so many other receivers he should have been working and compromising with. I’m not sold Harry was ever given a legitimate shot beyond the Patriots-Seahawks game in 2020; he produced in that game then inexplicably the coaches stopped giving him touches when he should have been getting ever increasing touches.
Sure real good wideout makes QB better. They begin 2speak unspoken language between each other w/each good catch esp on broken plays. Guy who will mix it up n go get ball on contested catches. Feel ur QBs sense of urgency on busted plays, work 2get open, and come back 4ball n help QB out of undesired circumstances. Can’t tell me receivers R interchangeable parts w/all skills being equal. It’s like difference between being avg speed “hands guy” vs speed burner w/butter dripping frm fingertips when u need that 1st dwn. Can’t say WRs dont individually enhance QBs strengths and/or shortcomings based on that players ability. All about matchups.
It was so difficult to find an NFL action photo that they had to use a college shot.
Hard to imagine someone playing in 9 games and not having a single ball thrown his way – even in a panic situation.
I’m definitely curious, as to why it appears as though a first-round WR never got a legitimate shot. I emphasize the word “appears”. I’m not saying he never got a legitimate opportunity, I’m just saying, to me, it appears that is the case. Attitude? Work ethic? I do not know! Just curious.