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After more than five seasons in Miami, Jakeem Grant is heading to the Windy City. The Dolphins traded the veteran wide receiver to the Bears. In exchange for Grant, the Dolphins are given a sixth-round pick in 2023, according to to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network.
A sixth-round pick in the 2016 draft, the 5-foot-7, 172-pound Grant was a productive special teams contributor during his time in Miami. He has three career punt returns for scores and two kickoff returns for touchdowns. His most recent special teams score was an 88-yard punt return against the Rams in Week 7 of the 2020 season.
Grant averaged 9.7 yards per punt return and 24.8 yards per kickoff return during his Dolphins tenure. He also caught 91 passes for 1,001 yards and five touchdowns. He set career highs with 36 receptions for 373 yards during the 2020 season while helping the Dolphins finish with a 10-6 record. Grant has seen his opportunities drop dramatically this season as he only has two receptions for -7 yards.
In Chicago, Grant will join a Bears offense that is currently the NFL’s last in passing yards per game. Darnell Mooney leads Chicago with 226 yards on 17 receptions, while Allen Robinson is second on the team with 13 receptions for 149 yards. Robinson is also the Bears’ lone touchdown holder in four games.
Rookie Justin Fields made two starts with Andy Dalton battling an injury. Fields won his first career start on Sunday after making 11 of 17 passes for 209 yards in Chicago’s 24-14 victory over Detroit. The Bears will look to go above 0.500 this weekend with a 3-1 win over the Raiders in Las Vegas.
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