N’Keal Harry made his much-anticipated NFL debut Sunday against the Eagles and played quite a bit in the Patriots’ 17-10 win.
Harry, who was selected 32nd overall by New England in the 2019 NFL Draft, only had appeared in the preseason opener against the Detroit Lions prior to Sunday. He landed on injured reserve before the start of the regular season and missed the Patriots’ first nine games. The rookie wideout was eligible to play in Week 9 against the Baltimore Ravens, but was made inactive before New England’s first loss of the season.
The Arizona State product made three catches on four targets for 18 yards at Lincoln Financial Field. Harry was used more frequently after Phillip Dorsett left the game with a head injury after a 15-yard touchdown pass from Julian Edelman.
The 21-year-old said postgame it was “great” to be on the gridiron and that he was “excited” to keep moving forward. He also took time to react to his regular-season debut on Twitter with simple tweets.
“Glory be to God ???,” he wrote, quote tweeting a video of his first NFL catch.
Glory be to God??? https://t.co/0ZC1Lt6f9N
— Keal (@NkealHarry15) November 18, 2019
First game in the books. & it’s in the win column‼️ #LFG pic.twitter.com/zVu3bEcq9c
— Keal (@NkealHarry15) November 18, 2019
We’d say he’s pretty excited to help the Patriots in the second half of the season, especially with the playoffs looming.
