Former Minnesota Vikings broad receiver turned tight finish N’Keal Harry would possibly see an NFL subject this season in spite of everything.
Harry labored out for the Seattle Seahawks this week and will parlay the audition right into a observe squad gig.
KPRC2’s Aaron Wilson tweeted Wednesday, “The Seahawks labored out N’Keal Harry, Tyree Jackson, Tre’ McKitty.”
If signed, Harry would be a part of this Seahawks TE group:
Fant, on the prime of the ticket, missed final Sunday’s sport, a wild loss to the Los Angeles Rams, due to an injured groin. Sure, a type of. Including Harry to the observe squad would add TE depth for a Seahawks group that’s 4-5 on the common season’s midpoint.
The Vikings dropped Harry two weeks in the past when T.J. Hockenson and Dalton Risner joined the lively roster following damage recoveries. Minnesota additionally signed linebacker Calvin Munson to the observe squad and chopped Harry.
Harry transformed to tight finish from broad receiver final offseason. As a result of Hockenson’s ACL restoration would bleed into the common season, many envisioned Harry as a sleeper contributor, however that principle by no means caught on. The previous 1st-Rounder acquired no targets within the Vikings’ passing sport final 12 months and hasn’t seen a daily season subject in 2024.
Any transfer involving Harry will all the time be noteworthy due to his draft inventory. 5 years in the past, the Patriots spent a 1st-Spherical decide on the Arizona State alumnus, and hefty expectations all the time observe such picks. Harry isn’t any totally different.
Harry has tabulated 64 receptions for 714 yards and 5 scores in his five-year profession, so he has some gameday expertise. He hasn’t taken the NFL by storm since 2019, particularly as a former 1st-Rounder, however he was extra of a ‘large title’ to land with the Vikings than most folk anticipated in the summertime of 2023.
With out Harry, Minnesota employs these tight ends:
The Seahawks have a bye this week, permitting Fant extra time to heal whereas hoping to get star wideout D.Okay. Metcalf again within the lineup, too, in Week 11. Seattle hits the highway in 11 days for a gathering with the San Francisco 49ers and desires a win to remain afloat within the NFC’s crowded Wildcard chase.
The Vikings play the Seahawks in Seattle three days earlier than Christmas. Minnesota hasn’t gained a sport in Seattle since 2006, dropping 5 consecutive matchups within the metropolis.
Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the College of Minnesota in 2007. Subscribe to his day by day YouTube Channel, VikesNow. The present options company, evaluation, and opinion on all issues associated to the purple group, with 4-7 episodes per week. His Vikings obsession dates again to 1996. Listed responsible pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ Basset Hounds, and The Doorways (the band). He follows the NBA as intently because the NFL.
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