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Two days after trading for AJ Brown, the New England Patriots could be looking for another pass catcher. <\/p>\n

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The Patriots placed tight end Julian Hill on injured reserve on Monday after a knee injury in a voluntary offseason practice knocked the former Miami Dolphin out for the year.<\/p>\n

\u201cJulian won\u2019t be able to play this season, plain and simple. Devastating. Awful. I really enjoyed the person and want to have him around here as much as we possibly can. He won\u2019t be able to play this season,\u201d Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel said. <\/p>\n

Hill joined New England in March, signing a three-year, $15 million deal.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s just disappointing because of the impact he made in a short amount of time with his teammates, the person that he is, the way he practiced,\u201d Vrabel said. \u201cWe want Julian to be a part of us as much as possible, but he\u2019s not going to do that on the field this year.\u201d <\/p>\n

The tight end spent the last three seasons with the Dolphins after making the team as an undrafted free agent in 2023. <\/p>\n

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In 45 games played, Hill recorded 288 yards on 33 receptions.<\/p>\n

Hill was brought to New England to fill Austin Hooper\u2019s role as Hunter Henry\u2019s backup. Hooper, who left on a one-year deal with the Atlanta Falcons, had 21 receptions for 263 yards last season.<\/p>\n

If the Patriots can\u2019t replace Hill, they will have to lean more on the nine-year veteran Henry. The former Arkansas Razorback played in every regular-season game in 2025 and put up 768 yards and seven touchdowns.<\/p>\n

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Henry joined the Patriots in 2021 after spending four years with the Los Angeles Chargers. His 5,295 career yards ranked fifth amongst active tight ends. <\/p>\n

Hill\u2019s injury also means a larger role for Notre Dame rookie tight end Eli Raridon. The third-round draft choice had 32 receptions for 623 yards and three touchdowns in last season for the Irish.<\/p>\n

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Raridon has had injury problems himself, already suffering two ACL tears. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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