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Los Angeles Chargers tight end Hunter Henry must be keeping his fingers crossed that he’ll be able to recover from a torn ACL earlier than expected, so he could join the team in action before the conclusion of this season.
While that remains a remote possibility, there’s some measure of optimism to be had off the Chargers’ decision to put Henry on the physically unable to perform list instead of placing him on the injured reserve. Had the Chargers let Hunter settle on the IR, he would have been ruled out for the first eight weeks of the season. Instead, the PUP list designation has opened up the likelihood for Hunter to return to the field perhaps sometime in December.
Chargers general manager Tom Telesco added to the optimism by saying that there’s at least a flicker of a chance that Hunter will be inserted back into the active roster late in the season, per Hayley Elwood of Chargers.com.
“That’s a normal transaction to do since his injury happened before training camp. But, it does give us the small opportunity that if his rehab comes along very, very well, late in the year he could possibly come back to play. Now, the odds are much more that he’ll play next year and not this year, we know that. But, we figured let’s keep the window open if we can. I think it’s great for him.
Of course, the Chargers will have to keep themselves in playoff contention until the last few weeks of the season before the team deems that playing Hunter will be worth the risk. If anything, the Chargers have also addressed their tight end depth by signing an old hand in the form of 38-year-old Antonio Gates.
