Former 1st-Rounder & Ex-Viking Tries Out for Seahawks

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Former Minnesota Vikings wide receiver turned tight end N’Keal Harry might see an NFL field this season after all.

Former 1st-Rounder & Ex-Viking Tries Out for Seahawks

Harry worked out for the Seattle Seahawks this week and could parlay the audition into a practice squad gig.

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver N’Keal Harry addressed the media from the TCO Performance Center during 2023 Training Camp. Harry joined the Vikings in August of 2023 and previously played for the New England Patriots and Chicago Bears. Harry joined the NFL in Round 1 of the 2019 NFL Draft.

KPRC2’s Aaron Wilson tweeted Wednesday, “The Seahawks worked out N’Keal Harry, Tyree Jackson, Tre’ McKitty.”

If signed, Harry would join this Seahawks TE group:

Noah Fant

AJ Barner

Pharoah Brown

Brady Russell

Fant, at the top of the ticket, missed last Sunday’s game, a wild loss to the Los Angeles Rams, because of an injured groin. Yes, one of those. Adding Harry to the practice squad would add TE depth for a Seahawks team that is 4-5 at the regular season’s midpoint.

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Any move involving Harry will always be noteworthy because of his draft stock. Five years ago, the Patriots spent a 1st-Round pick on the Arizona State alumnus, and hefty expectations always follow such picks. Harry is no different.

Harry has tabulated 64 receptions for 714 yards and 5 scores in his five-year career, so he has some gameday experience. He hasn’t taken the NFL by storm since 2019, especially as a former 1st-Rounder, but he was more of a ‘big name’ to land with the Vikings than most folks expected in the summer of 2023.