A battering ram of a working again, Derrick Henry has been the NFL’s greatest since coming into the league in 2016, being named 2020’s Offensive Participant of the 12 months.
However Tennessee are within the midst of a rebuild and working backs are regarded as in decline as soon as they flip 30, as Henry did in January. Baltimore, although, felt the chance to signal a participant who has been such a dominant power was too good to go up.
“He is sort of a unicorn,” stated Ravens common supervisor Eric DeCosta. “It is a mixture of pace, energy, sturdiness. These sort of guys are uncommon.”
Henry joins a group that had the NFL’s greatest report within the common season and can permit cellular quarterback Lamar Jackson, named Most Useful Participant for a second time, to save lots of his legs for when he actually must conjure some magic.
After arriving on a two-year, $16m contract, Henry had a transparent message for his doubters: “Inform them to maintain watching”.