Chicago Bears received N'Keal Harry in the 2022-07-12…
Chicago Bears received N'Keal Harry in the 2022-07-12 exchange, while New England Patriots received 2024 7th round pick (231st overall, Jaheim Bell). Chicago acquired N’Keal Harry for a future seventh-round choice. The cost was low, but Harry did not produce enough value for the Bears to make the acquisition a clear success, keeping Chicago around an average grade.
Chicago Bears Received
- player N'Keal Harry
New England Patriots Received
- pick 2024 7th round pick (231st overall, Jaheim Bell )
Trade Analysis
The Exchange
On 2022-07-12, Chicago Bears received N'Keal Harry, while New England Patriots received 2024 7th round pick (231st overall, Jaheim Bell). The documented transaction and downstream asset history are sufficiently clear to judge the deal on what each side actually realized. This was not a franchise-altering blockbuster, but the eventual player and draft outcomes still create a meaningful basis for comparing the two returns.
Chicago Bears Return
Chicago Bears received N'Keal Harry in the 2022-07-12 exchange, while New England Patriots received 2024 7th round pick (231st overall, Jaheim Bell). Chicago acquired N’Keal Harry for a future seventh-round choice. The cost was low, but Harry did not produce enough value for the Bears to make the acquisition a clear success, keeping Chicago around an average grade.
Boston/New England Patriots Return
New England Patriots received 2024 7th round pick (231st overall, Jaheim Bell) in the 2022-07-12 exchange, while Chicago Bears received N'Keal Harry. New England moved Harry and received the 2024 seventh-round selection at No. 231, which became Jaheim Bell. Recovering a draft asset for a receiver the Patriots were prepared to move gave New England the slightly better outcome.
Value in Hindsight
Because the compensation was only a seventh-round pick, neither side took on much risk. The Patriots nevertheless converted a departing player into a usable draft selection, while Chicago did not get enough from Harry to overcome that return. The result is therefore best viewed through realized value rather than headline value at the moment of the trade. The grades stay proportional to the modest scale of the transaction while still recognizing the side that came away with the better outcome.
Final Verdict
New England Patriots Win. Chicago Bears receives a C, and New England Patriots receives a C+. The winning side produced the better realized return from the documented package, while the losing side still gets credit for any useful value it received rather than being treated as though the transaction produced nothing.