Like Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry keeps on achieving unprecedented milestones. Until Saturday, no NFL player has ever attained three seasons with 1,500 rushing yards and 15+ rushing touchdowns.
Derrick Henry was drafted into the NFL long after the era when teams centered their offense around a star running back. Through much of his career, Henry has played in an NFL that was more pass happy than ever and relied on a backfield-by-committee approach.
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Derrick Henry is all in on a third MVP for Lamar Jackson. The Baltimore Ravens running back responded to a post on X by former NFL quarterback Robert
Henry capped off the season with 1,921 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns, also breaking the Ravens' single-season rushing touchdowns record. He and the Ravens have now clinched the AFC North, and will look to achieve even more success in the postseason. Safe to say, Baltimore has embraced Henry.
Former Alabama football star Derrick Henry capped off an NFL regular season for the record books on Saturday. Playing on his 31st birthday, the veteran running back who's now in his ninth NFL season r
In doing so, Henry became the only player in NFL history to record multiple seasons with 1,800+ rushing yards and 15+ scores on the ground. The NFL announced the news via a post on X. "Derrick Henry first player in NFL HISTORY with multiple seasons of 1,800+ rush yards and 15+ rush TD."
Following his confirmed absence in the matchup against the Giants, the record held by Saquon Barkley for the Philadelphia Eagles in this NFL season could be broken by Baltimore Ravens RB Derrick Henry.
Henry, who signed a two-year, $16 million contract with the Ravens in the offseason, capped off a historic year with the franchise by becoming the first player in league history with multiple seasons of at least 1,800 rushing yards and 15 rushing touchdowns.
STOP USING DERRICk HENRY TO DISCREDIT LAMAR JACKSON. Henry got hit in the backfield on 50 % of his runs last year. This year it’s down to 39%. He has more than doubled his yards before contact and ITS BECAUSE OF LAMAR JACKSON’s INFLUENCE. Watch the dang tape and you will see…
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