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• Patriots' Austin Hooper: Staying in New England

  16D ago • By RotoWire

  Hooper and the Patriots agreed on a one-year, $5 million contract with a maximum value of $7 million Sunday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. Hooper will stick around New England after catching 45 of 59 targets for 476 yards and three touchdowns over 17 regular-season games in 2024. The tight end will continue to provide quarterback Drake Maye with a reliable option in the passing game while working in tandem with fellow tight end Hunter Henry.

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• Patriots' Austin Hooper: Four grabs in Sunday's start

  01/06/2025 • By RotoWire

  Hooper caught four of six targets for 27 yards in Sunday's 23-16 win over the Bills. Getting the start with Hunter Henry (foot) sidelined, Hooper finished the game tied with Antonio Gibson for second on the Patriots in receptions, as the duo functioned as security blankets for QB Joe Milton in his NFL debut. Hooper will be a free agent this offseason, but he shouldn't have much trouble getting a new deal after posting a 45-476-3 line on 59 targets over 17 games, his best production since 2019.

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• Patriots' Austin Hooper: Likely to start at tight end

  01/05/2025 • By RotoWire

  Hooper is expected to start at tight end Sunday against the Bills with Hunter Henry (foot) inactive for the contest, Taylor Kyles of CLNSMedia.com reports. Henry's absence leaves the Patriots with Hooper, Jaheim Bell and Jack Westover as their available options at tight end. The 30-year-old Hooper is by far the most experienced option of the trio, though he's on an expiring contract, and the 3-13 Patriots may not be keen on giving a starter's workload in the season finale. Hooper enters Sunday's game having produced a 41-449-3 line on 53 targets through 16 appearances.

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• Patriots' Austin Hooper: Three catches in Week 17

  12/30/2024 • By RotoWire

  Hooper caught all three of his targets for 19 yards in Saturday's 40-7 loss to the Chargers. Hooper was on the field for 24 of the Patriots' 53 snaps on offense Saturday, per Mike Reiss of ESPN.com, while fellow tight end Hunter Henry logged a season-low 30 snaps and didn't catch either of his targets in the contest. The duo will continue their TE time-share in next weekend's season finale at home versus a Bills team that has secured the AFC's No. 2 playoff seed.

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• Patriots' Austin Hooper: Four catches versus Bills

  12/23/2024 • By RotoWire

  Hooper caught four of his five targets for 55 yards in Sunday's 24-21 loss to the Bills. Hooper logged 50 of a possible 73 snaps on offense in the contest, per Mike Reiss of ESPN.com, while fellow tight end Hunter Henry was on the field for 61 snaps and caught four of his nine targets for 39 yards and a TD. Though Hooper remains in a timeshare with Henry, his steady involvement in the Patriots passing game makes him an option in deeper/TE-friendly formats.

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