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Los Angeles Chargers Daily Links: Is Hunter Henry the NFL’s Best Young Tight End?

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NFL: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports

Best NFL players under 25 on offense - Brett Whitefield
Tight end is historically one of the most difficult positions to transition from college to the NFL; former Arkansas Razorback Hunter Henry defied the trend, however, grading as the 12th-best TE overall in his rookie campaign (2016 season). His 1.99 yards-per-route-run mark was good for sixth-best among all TEs. He showed great positional flexibility, scoring five TDs while running routes out of the slot. (Only Buccaneers TE Cameron Brate recorded more.)

Chargers No. 1 WR Keenan Allen running routes at full speed after injury - Sam Monson
Allen doesn’t have a reception longer than 49 yards over his career, but he has broken 35 tackles after the catch and more than a third of his career receiving yardage has come after the catch.

Live coverage from 2017 NFLPA Rookie Premiere - Jovan Buha
Chargers rookie Mike Williams says he's still adjusting to Los Angeles traffic: "If you need to be somewhere in 30 minutes, you probably need to leave three hours before that. ... The speed limit probably 55 [miles per hour], but you're doing 10 miles per hour."

Anthony Lynn braced for candid commentary from Rex Ryan on 'MNF' - Eric Williams
"He lives here in town, so he may come to a couple of these," Lynn said about Rob Ryan. "Coaches come to these OTA practices just to see what's going on and try and stay up on their game. He called to see if could he come out, and I said no problem."

How NFL teams should unleash top rookies - Matt Bowen (insider)
Williams has the ability to develop into a red zone weapon for QB Philip Rivers and the Chargers. Just look at his body control and catch radius at the point of attack on the Clemson tape. He is a big-bodied receiver who can go up and finish plays. But it has to be more than just the 50-50 throw on the fade route this season. That's why I go back to the tape with Alshon Jeffery and the Bears in scoring situations

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