By Sean Gannon

Where could N’Keal Harry Land after having requested a trade?

 Landing Spots:

• Washington Football Team
• Las Vegas Raiders
• Pittsburgh Steelers
• Green Bay Packers
• Chicago Bears
• Atlanta Falcons
• New Orleans Saints
• Indianapolis Colts
• Jacksonville Jaguars
• Houston Texans

Many teams are on this list, that is for sure, but why don’t we go through one by one, starting at the very top.

Washington Football Team:

Washington’s offense is hoping to improve upon what they did last year in 2020. Antonio Gibson is looking to build on his fantastic rookie year; Terry McLaurin looks to continue his rise to superstar in the NFL, and Curtis Samuel is hoping to make a significant contribution after being signed in free agency. Adding Harry is a substantial upgrade over current WR3 Adam Humphries and, at only 23 years old, provides youth and depth for a team that can use both. In addition, Harry can be a significant vertical threat alongside Terry and open up the passing lane for Curtis Samuel to find easy touchdowns, huge chunk plays and wide-open passes.

Las Vegas Raiders:

Outside of Darren Waller, a tightend, and Henry Ruggs, this team lacks another serious receiving weapon. Gruden loves Bryan Edwards (11 rec 193 yds and 1 TD in 2020), and he could very well be the wide receiver 2 for the team going forward if all things come together, the way Gruden imagines. But thats putting a lot of hopeful eggs into one basket and might not be something you want to risk if you’re Gruden and you have yet to have a winning season with the Raiders. Hunter Renfrow is an excellent WR3 and has found his calling in the redzone and on short downs for Derek Carr. Adding some competition for that second spot could bring out the best in both Edwards and Harry and give the Raiders depth in a position that they have next to no one in. He also provides more experience and production over Edwards which is always a bonus. With practically no one returning on the offensive line getting Carr as many playmakers as possible could be the difference between winning seven games or winning three games.

Pittsburgh Steelers:

Yes, they have Chase Claypool, Diontae Johnson, and James Washington, who could all fill the role of the number two wideout next to Smith-Schuster, but none have stepped up to the occasion. Washington saw less playing time last year, and while Claypool started hot, after Week 10, he only found the endzone once. Harry adds competition, depth, and a compliment WR2 to Smith-Schuster, which could help out a Steelers offense that, similar to the Raiders, is missing everyone from 2020 on their offensive line. The more playmakers there are for Ben Rothlisberger to make magic, the more likely this offense will be able to compete both in its division and out of it.

Green Bay Packers:

If your name isn’t Devante Adams at the wide receiver position, you are barely making the play for the Packers’ offense. This offense can use someone outside of Adams or Robert Tonyan, for that matter, to make plays for the team. Allen Lazard (great name) and Marquez Valdes-Scantling (drop rate of 15.6% in 2020) do not make big plays consistently. Harry gives Rodgers a much-improved wideout over both of them and a chance to learn from one of the, if not the best wide receiver in the game right now. This could be huge for Harry’s development and overall growth in the NFL to learn from one of the best. Plus Rodgers can make anyone improve their game which is a huge bonus for a guy like Harry. This won’t make or break Rodgers’s decision to come back to Green Bay, but it’s a step in the right direction for the front office to make amends with their 3-time NFL MVP quarterback.

Chicago Bears:

This is more unlikely, just given that the Bears gave up a first-rounder in this year’s draft to get Justin Fields and the overall love from the front office and fanbase about Darnell Mooney. Giving up more assets in the future might be something the Bears front office wants to risk. However, similar to everyone on this list, it adds depth to a position that is needed for the team. It will also give their young quarterback another weapon to throw outside of Robinson if Mooney doesn’t continue to build on a solid rookie season (check out the clip of him TORCHING Jalen Ramsey). Again at 23 years old, Harry could potentially be a long-term centerpiece of an offense for years to come with Fields. It would come down to what the Patriots expect in return for Harry more than anything for Chicago to really make a move after him.

Atlanta Falcons:

After trading away Julio, the Falcons find themselves in the market to be looking for another wide receiver to be the running mate alongside Calvin Ridley. Though when Julio Jones was not on the field, Ridley showed that is ready to be the wide reciever one for the team. Unfortunately, Russell Gage and Tajee Sharpe might not be enough for the Falcon’s second wide receiver. Harry offers youth and an upgrade over Sharpe as well as Gage, to help fill the void that Julio has left. However, with Pitt’s ability to be a wide receiver, they may have already found their solution to the problem and do a wide receiver by committee for the wide receiver two slot, and then look at next years draft for another wideout.

New Orleans Saints:

Michael Thomas is ELITE. But Thomas has never had a guy to be his Robin, which so far has not hindered his career, but this year, he won’t have any Drew Brees. That’s a very different year for him considering we don’t know what to expect from Jameis Winston or Taysom Hill. Adding a guy like Harry could be helpful for Winstons/Hills development, being able to rely on another receiver instead of only looking Thomas’s way in the past. This helps their quarterback situation more than anything and the development of either of them as a complete starter in Sean Payton’s offensive scheme and that is going to need to be the focus in the post-Brees era of the Saints. It also could help Thomas have someone else that the quarterback can rely on and forces defense’s to be wary of both receivers and Alvin Kamara out of the backfield.

Indianapolis Colts:

The Colts did not have a 1,000-yard receiver in 2020; in fact they didn’t even have an 800-yard receiver in 2020, and their running back (Nyhiem Hines) was the 4^th leading receiver on the team. TY Hilton is now 31 years old, and while I love a lot of the young talent on the roster, none of them have proved it yet in their careers that they are ready to step into Hilton’s shoes or even the wide receiver two full time. Additionally, with a new quarterback (Carson Wentz) coming into the mix, the Colts must surround him with playmakers. They could be destined to repeat Wentz’s performance from last year and put him in a similar situation the Eagles had him in, where he had no weapons—going after Harry gives them depth and potential for a receiver to step into the roles listed earlier. Plus, learning from Hilton could do wonders to Harry’s game, and at only 23 years old, he could be a long-term option for the Colts and Carson Wentz.

Jacksonville Jaguars:

This team is young, it’s exciting, and it just got a heck of a quarterback in the draft this year. But they spent their second first-round pick on a running back that they just didn’t need, and that could be something that comes back to haunt them. Marvin Jones was brought in to provide veteran leadership, and adding Harry to the mix continues the team’s youth and gives him a veteran presence to learn under. It never hurts to give your rookie quarterback more playmakers, and doing that for Lawrence could be all the difference between a rookie of the year season and just an ok rookie season. Jacksonville also has a chance to right their wrong of drafting Travis Etienne with their second first-round pick, with the former 1^st round pick Harry.

Houston Texans:

I mean, this team just needs everything for them after Bill O’Brian just cleared house. Harry, only being 23 years old, provides them with youth at the receiver for the long term, which would be helpful for whomever the quarterback is going to be this year (Deshaun Watson, Tyrod Taylor maybe even rookie Davis Mills) or whoever the quarterback is after this season going forward. It’s a genuine possibility that the Texans do nothing until after the season, improving their roster but considering they need help everywhere, they have to be put on this list and can’t be left off. All that being said, Harry might not want to be traded to a franchise that has imploded over the last few seasons after coming from such a well-run Patriots team and front office.