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Henry agreed to a two-year, $16 million contract extension with the Patriots on Monday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

According to Schefter, the deal is worth up to $20 million and includes $14.5 million guaranteed. The 31-year-old Henry played the full 17-game regular-season slate for the Patriots in 2025, reeling in 60 of 87 targets for 768 yards and seven touchdowns and then putting together a 9-112-1 line on 15 targets over four playoff games. He had been entering the final year of his contract in 2026, but the extension will keep him on the Patriots' books through the 2028 campaign. Henry remains atop the Patriots' tight end depth chart and will continue to work as a key weapon for quarterback Drake Maye in the team's passing game, which sets Henry up for a steady weekly fantasy floor in 2026.

The Cardinals signed Bowman to a contract Sunday, Zach Gershman of the team's official site reports.

Bowman's roster spot opened up after fellow tight end Kenny Yeboah (hamstring) was placed on injured reserve. Bowman is a third-year undrafted free agent out of Rutgers who has yet to participate in an NFL game. Yeboah's season-ending issue, as well as the absence of Tip Reiman (ankle), likely prompted the Cardinals' front offense to address the preseason depth at tight end.

Whyle (neck) did not participate in Sunday's practice, Ryan Wood of USA Today reports.

It is unclear when Whyle suffered the neck injury, but the team does not consider the issue a long-term problem. With Tucker Kraft (knee) and Luke Musgrave (neck) still absent due to injury, Whyle's return would once again make him the starting tight end for the time being. As of now, tight end No. 4 Drake Dabney is set to take the starting snaps.

The Cardinals placed Yeboah (hamstring) on injured reserve Saturday.

Yeboah injured his hamstring during the Cardinals' 33-30 loss to the Panthers in Thursday's Hall of Fame Game. The injury is severe enough for Yeboah to go on IR, which means he won't be eligible to play in 2026 unless an injury settlement is reached with Arizona. Yeboah has not seen NFL regular-season action since 2024 with the Jets and was battling for a depth spot on the Cardinals' 53-man roster prior to his season-ending injury.

Adkins (undisclosed) did not participate in Saturday's training camp practice, Zac Stevens of TheDNVR.com reports.

Adkins left Friday's practice with a trainer, but the nature and severity of the injury is not clear. He appeared in nine regular-season games for the Broncos last year, finishing with six catches (on 11 targets) for 48 yards and a touchdown. Adkins is competing against rookie fifth-rounder Justin Joly for the TE3 role behind Evan Engram and Adam Trautman.

Pittsburgh waived Galbreath on Friday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

The Steelers added Galbreath on a reserve/future deal back in January, but provided he's not claimed by another team during the current waiver period, he's now going back to free agency. He's still waiting to make his regular-season debut after going undrafted in 2025.

The Steelers claimed Mason off waivers from the Seahawks on Friday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

The undrafted rookie out of Wisconsin will head to Pittsburgh after being let go by the defending Super Bowl champions Thursday, though Mason faces an uphill battle to make the Steelers' 53-man roster given the top four tight ends on the depth chart are Pat Freiermuth, Darnell Washington, Robert Tonyan and Jaheim Bell. During his final college season with the Badgers, Mason caught 30 passes for 398 yards and four touchdowns across 11 games.

Jordan was held out of Friday's training-camp practice due to a minor, undisclosed injury, Jonathan M. Alexander of the Houston Chronicle reports.

The nature of Jordan's injury hasn't been announced by the Texans, but it could be related to the torn patellar tendon injury that he sustained during training camp in August of 2025. The decision to keep him out of Friday's practice was a precautionary measure and should not impact his availability ahead of the Texans' preseason opener against the Chargers this Thursday.

Sims (undisclosed) is considered day-to-day, David Furones of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.

It's not clear what kind of issue Sims is dealing with or when he'll be able to return to practice. Until then, Cole Turner and Jeremiah Franklin may move up in the Dolphins' tight end pecking order.

Sanders (ankle) brought in all three targets for 13 yards in the Panthers' 33-30 preseason win over the Cardinals on Thursday.

Sanders started the game and recorded his first two receptions on the Panthers' first pair of plays from scrimmage. The 2024 fourth-round pick has been solid in a rotational role over his first two seasons, posting a combined 62-532-2 line on 77 targets over 29 regular-season games. Looking ahead to the 2026 season, Sanders has a chance to overtake Tommy Tremble for the No. 1 tight-end role, although it's possible head coach Dave Canales opts to continue utilizing both players in a 1A-1B type of arrangement again.