Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel speaks during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Derrick Henry made somber remarks following a historically poor performance.
Historically poor performance following a remarkable somber…
Derrick Henry made somber remarks following a historically poor performance.
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Looking at Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry The National Anthem is played before Derrick Henry, 22, takes the field against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Derrick Henry, a running back with the Tennessee Titans, spoke to the media on Sunday as if he knew his time in Nashville was running out.
In the Titans’ 19-16 loss to the Houston Texans at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, Henry had one of his worst games ever.
On 16 carries, the three-time Pro Bowler managed a pitiful 9 yards of yardage without any touchdowns. That works out to just over 0.5 yards per carry on average. For just one yard, he also had four receptions.
With less than 15 yards from scrimmage, the Titans star became the first player in NFL history to have 20 touches. Someone will most likely take a very long time to perform worse than Henry’s ten total yards.
Henry was questioned about if he thought his time with the Titans “could be over” following Sunday’s disaster at his postgame news conference. Henry was candid when he said that the end was imminent.
Yes, very certainly today. That’s what you experienced. My entire career, I have been here. Undoubtedly desired to end on a high note, but that isn’t the case. “I’ll just try to leave it all on the field and give it my all in the final three games,” Henry remarked.
Henry was unable to even produce a one-yard dash for a touchdown on first-and-goal in the first quarter. Rather, on second down, quarterback Will Levis plunged into the end zone to give the Titans a 6-0 advantage. In the performance, Henry was a decoy.
Henry is still a muscle-bound relic from the Titans’ fading past, but Levis is unquestionably the team’s future. It was as though there had been an unofficial passing of the torch during this time.
Henry has played for the Titans for all eight of his seasons. In 116 games for Tennessee, he has gained 9,219 yards and 88 touchdowns through the air.
2020 was Henry’s finest season; he was selected to the first team of the Pro All-Pro team and won the NFL Offensive Player of the Year award. During that campaign, he led the league in rushing touchdowns (17) and rushing yards (2,027).
Henry signed a four-year, $50 million contract in 2020, and he is currently in the last year of it. Though his name was brought up in trade discussions, he finally decided to stay with the Titans.
