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The Chicago Bears picked up tight end like no other this offseason, most notably adding Jimmy Graham through free agency and Cole Kmet through the draft. Now, with 2020 training camp around the corner, they’ve cut down on competition. As reported by ProFootballTalk, the team has traded Adam Shaheen, a former second-round pick, to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for a conditional sixth round in 2021.
Shaheen’s departure is not necessarily a surprise. The writing was on the wall for the fourth-year veteran, even after the club’s launch of former treasured free agent Trey Burton in April, mainly due to heavy investments in Graham and Kmet, who was selected at No. 43 by Notre Dame. . The trade, however, marks the official end of a disappointing career for Shaheen, who entered the NFL as a hot prospect for Division II Ashland University and was once even called the “Baby Gronk.”
The 6-foot-6-foot reserve scored on his first career catch and ended his rookie season with three touchdowns, but injuries repeatedly prevented him from moving up the depth table. A chest problem left him out after several weeks starting with the injured Zach Miller in 2017, and the next two seasons were even more limited. Scheduled to split time with Burton in 2018, he went down with a couple of injuries in the preseason, landed in the injured reserve and finished the year with just five catches in six games. His 2019 was not much better; he appeared in just eight games, totaling 74 yards and zero scores.
The Dolphins believe Shaheen will compete for a supporting role behind former second round Mike Gesicki, who exploded in 2019 with five touchdowns on the stretch.
