The Los Angeles Chargers placed the non-exclusive franchise tag on Hunter Henry prior to free agency, and the skilled tight end will sign the one-year tender worth roughly $10million, according to NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport. 

Henry has been one of the NFL's top tight ends – when healthy – and this deal gives the 2016 second-round pick an opportunity to prove he can avoid injury before signing a lucrative long-term deal. 

After missing all of 2018 with a torn right ACL, Henry had career highs of 55 receptions for 652 yards along with five touchdown catches this past season for the Chargers despite missing four games because of a left knee injury. 

He was sidelined for the final two games of the 2017 season with a lacerated kidney and missed a game as a rookie in 2016 with a knee injury. 

Despite missing 23 games in his career, Henry's 17 touchdown receptions since 2016 are eighth most in the NFL among tight ends.