Henry may get more playing time than Antonio Gates (hamstring) even if the veteran returns for Sunday's game in Oakland, Michael Gehlken of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Gates is listed as questionable after missing the past two games, and there's no shortage of reasons to limit his workload, starting with the possibility he could re-injure his hamstring. He also isn't much of a blocker at this point in his career, and Henry was impressive the past two weeks, catching nine passes for 133 yards and a touchdown on 12 targets. It thus seems Henry will have a key role, regardless of Gates' availability. If Gates misses another game, the second-round rookie will once again handle an every-down role, after playing 100 percent of the offensive snaps in Week 3 and 97 percent in Week 4.