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BREAKING: Bears Trade Anthony Miller To Houston

Per reports, the Chicago Bears are trading wide receiver Anthony Miller to the Houston Texans.

by
Pat Boadway
July 24, 2021

Photo: Bob Donnan/USA TODAY Sports

Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo are reporting that the Chicago Bears have agreed to trade Anthony Miller to the Houston Texans.

A fascinating new weapon for the #Texans… https://t.co/Q0HlC4TeTF
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 25, 2021

Anthony Miller played all three of his NFL seasons in Chicago and had a breakout year in 2018. In 2018, he had a career-high seven touchdowns alongside, oddly enough, a career-low 423 receiving yards. Over the last two seasons, Miller has been a rollercoaster of disappointment. He only managed to catch four touchdowns while netting a bit over 1,000 yards receiving.

Receiving & Rushing Table
		Game	Game	Rece	Rece	Rece	Rece	Rece	Rece	Rece	Rece	Rece	Rece	Rece	Rush	Rush	Rush	Rush	Rush	Tota	Tota	Tota
Year	Tm	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	1D	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Ctch%	Y/Tgt	Rush	Yds	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb
2018	CHI	15	4	54	33	423	12.8	7	21	55	2.2	28.2	61.1%	7.8	6	26	4.3	1.7	0.4	39	11.5	449	7	1
2019	CHI	16	7	85	52	656	12.6	2	34	35	3.3	41.0	61.2%	7.7	1	-1	-1.0	-0.1	0.1	53	12.4	655	2	1
2020	CHI	16	6	76	49	485	9.9	2	23	34	3.1	30.3	64.5%	6.4	2	12	6.0	0.8	0.1	51	9.7	497	2	2
Care		47	17	215	134	1564	11.7	11	78	55	2.9	33.3	62.3%	7.3	9	37	4.1	0.8	0.2	143	11.2	1601	11	4

Provided by Pro-Football-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 7/24/2021.

What The Bears Get

The #Texans made a late-round pick swap with the #Bears and Anthony Miller has an new home. https://t.co/Q0HlC4TeTF
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 25, 2021

In exchange for the 26-year-old wide receiver, the Bears and Texans are also exchanging late-round picks. This new development finally gives a conclusion to a rumor dating back all the way to March. Anthony Miller brings a one-year, $1.2 million contract and is an unrestricted free agent after the 2021 season.

The Bears trading Anthony Miller with late-round pick swaps is the first step of many in cleaning up the offense for the young quarterback Justin Fields. The additions of Dazz Newsome, Dameire Byrd, and Marquise Goodwin made the chances of Miller making the roster already slim.

Pat Boadway

Husband and father, Chicago (mostly) sports fan, total gym rat and geek enthusiast. I write for OnTapSportsNet and talk fantasy football on the Fantasy Hour On Tap. Gaming, movies, TV shows, books, and bodybuilding/strongman are some of my other passions. A good-tasting white ale goes well with any sporting event. #Crackum

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