The Chicago Bears have officially announced they are trading tight end Adam Shaheen to the Miami Dolphins for a conditional 2021 seventh-round pick, which could become a sixth-round selection.
The former second-round pick has battled injuries throughout his three-year career, and he hasn’t lived up to his second-round billing. In three seasons with Chicago, Shaheen has tallied 26 receptions for 249 yards and four touchdowns in 27 games.
The move doesn’t come as much of a surprise as many didn’t expect Shaheen to survive training camp cuts. After a disappointing collective effort by tight ends in 2019, the Bears have completed their overhaul of the tight end room in releasing their top three tight ends from a season ago — Trey Burton, Shaheen and Ben Braunecker.
This offseason, general manager Ryan Pace added second-round rookie Cole Kmet and veterans Jimmy Graham and Demetrius Harris to hopefully breathe some life into this offense.
In Shaheen’s final season in Chicago, he tallied nine receptions for 74 yards in the first eight games before landing on injured reserve with a foot injury, a fitting end for a player that couldn’t stay healthy enough to stay on the field.
