Tackle Seantrel Henderson hasn’t been around the Bills this offseason, but his agent Alan Herman says that will change on Tuesday.
Herman spoke to Tyler Dunne of the Buffalo News in the wake of a report that the Bills didn’t know where Henderson was and haven’t heard from him since the end of last season. Per Herman, Henderson has been recovering from surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota about a month ago that was part of treatment for Crohn’s Disease.
Herman added that the Bills medical staff is aware that Henderson had this surgery and another operation that was required to “remove all infected areas and reattach his intestines” after serious stomach issues last season.
“Crohn’s disease is no minor condition,” Herman said. “It has to be treated properly. … He had the surgery and had to wear a bag for a number of months after that, which is no walk in the park. And he stayed close to Minnesota to make sure he was getting the right kind of treatment. Then, they basically took the bag out about a month ago. Everything is OK now to the point where once he had the second surgery and was in the hospital for three days, he’s been cleared to do whatever he wants.”
Herman said his client has spoken to some teammates, but that no members of the coaching staff have been in touch. They’ll get a chance to catch up this week, it seems, as Henderson returns to compete for the right tackle job with Jordan Mills and Cyrus Kouandjio.