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In New England, the Patriots are keeping Hunter Henry around, and they're paying him well to do it. The thirty-one-year-old tight end has agreed to a two-year extension worth up to twenty million dollars, with fourteen point five million fully guaranteed. Henry led the team with six touchdown catches last season and remains a cornerstone of this offense heading into the Drake Maye era.
Over in Green Bay, the Packers are stacking the receiver room with serious urgency. They claimed rookie wideout Chris Hilton Junior off waivers from Washington on Sunday, making him the second new receiver added in back-to-back days. Green Bay waived a cornerback and a defensive back to make room, which tells you exactly how much they want pass-catching depth around Jordan Love right now.
And in baseball, the most impactful moves of the stretch run may not come from the trade deadline at all. Injured stars working their way back from the IL across the league could reshape playoff races the way a blockbuster acquisition would. When a lineup gets its core back healthy at the right moment, that is as dangerous as any name acquired at the deadline.
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