Despite the back-and-forth between the Chargers and Hunter Henry, I don’t think many really believed he would end up signing elsewhere in free agency. Despite the expected hefty price tag, the Chargers just didn’t seem like the Chargers if the team’s TE1 over the past five seasons wasn’t donning the powder blue and gold.
Unfortunately, the money really did end up being the difference as Henry opted to sign a three-year, $37.5 million deal to move out east and play for the Patriots.
As a short-term plug for the position, the Bolts brought in veteran Jared Cook who spent the past two seasons playing in New Orleans alongside now-Chargers offensive coordinator, Joe Lombardi.