GREEN BAY — Jeff Janis was stunned like everyone else in the Packers’ organization upon hearing the news this past week that former Green Bay tight end Mitchell Henry has been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia.
Henry, who signed with the Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2015, went to training camp in Green Bay the past two summers and spent time on the team’s practice squad last season.
Both avid outdoorsmen, Janis and Henry quickly developed a friendship during their two years together, including several turkey-hunting expeditions in the Green Bay area.
When Henry texted Janis recently to let him know about the diagnosis, the Packers’ third-year receiver was floored.