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Smith dynasty managers cheered for joy when Smith landed a monster $50 million deal with New England this offseason, presumably to become the starting tight end in an offense void of skill position players.
Those same managers cringed a few days later when the Patriots signed another tight end (Hunter Henry) to a $37.4 million deal.
The duo of tight ends in New England has Pats fans dreaming of a Gronk/Aaron Hernandez reunion with those two former studs finished one and three respectively in 2011. While that sounds like a great option, Tom Brady is not coming back to the team, and Smith and Henry lack the physical tools to do what Gronk and Hernandez did.
The reality is the Pats signed two of the best tight ends in free agency and effectively killed both of their value for fantasy purposes. If one gets hurt, the other will have starting value, but having two great tight ends in a run-first offense is not a formula for fantasy success.
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 Hunter Henry injured Sunday
Apparent left shoulder injury
By: Doug Orth | Mon Aug 9, 2:30 pm
|  | The Patriots had their depth tested on Sunday after three players suffered injuries during practice. The big name was Hunter Henry. The tight end came up hurting after an on-field collision. Patriots trainers took him back to their shed where it looked like they were focusing on his left shoulder. After that, Henry left the field and didn’t return to practice. (The Providence Journal)
FFToday's Take: It's too early to draw any conclusions, but he is expected to undergo an MRI on Monday. Henry has played only 56 of a possible 82 games since joining the league in 2016 due mostly to injury, most notably missing the entire 2018 season with an ACL tear. Any significant absence would likely mean Jonnu Smith sees even more targets than he is already expected to get.
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