It isn’t a certainty that Sunday marked working again Derrick Henry’s final sport in a Tennessee Titans uniform. But when it was, Henry went out on maybe the absolute best word.
With the Titans already nicely out of the playoffs, Henry ran for 153 yards and a landing on 19 makes an attempt to energy a 28-20 win over the Jaguars that knocked Jacksonville out of postseason rivalry and allowed the Payments and Steelers to clinch playoff spots, and the Texans to clinch the AFC South.
However the 30-year-old former Heisman Trophy winner who spent years as Tennessee’s franchise participant then endeared himself to Titans followers much more, taking the microphone after his group’s victory and addressing the house crowd.
“Titans followers, I simply wish to say thanks for the best eight years of my life,” Henry mentioned. “The ups and the downs, y’all been there for every thing — via the adversity, watching me develop as an individual and a participant, at all times supporting me. I like y’all. … Hopefully I used to be an inspiration to all of the younger children and all people in the neighborhood.”
Henry then blew kisses to the gang at Nissan Stadium whereas jogging off to “Hen-ry” chants from the gang.Â
Henry’s contract technically goes for 2 extra years, however shouldn’t be assured previous the 2023 season. He may discover a position on a group someplace as a short-yardage again, however as a working again now in his 30s, his prime is probably going behind him.
However what a major it was. Upon changing into Tennessee’s featured working again in 2019, Henry led the NFL in speeding yards and speeding makes an attempt that season and in 2020 as nicely, serving to the Titans lead the playoffs each instances. In January 2020, Henry helped Tennessee stun the reigning Tremendous Bowl-champion Patriots and closely favored Ravens in an unlikely run to the AFC Championship Recreation, the place the Titans misplaced to the eventual Tremendous Bowl-champion Chiefs.
The following 12 months, Henry turned the primary NFL participant since Adrian Peterson in 2012 to surpass 2,000 speeding yards in a single season. He would attain the Professional Bowl two extra instances, in 2022 and 2023, after accidents restricted him in 2021.
In complete, Henry rushed for  9,349 yards and accounted for 98 complete touchdowns throughout his time in Tennessee.
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