On the precipice of a long-rumored return, Derrick Henry is all but set to take the field Saturday. The two-time rushing champion is back on the Titans’ active roster.
The Titans activated Henry from IR on Friday. This is a procedural move, with Henry needing to be bumped up to the active roster by this afternoon in order to play against the Bengals. Linked to returning in the playoffs for several weeks now, the bulldozing running back is now eligible to do so.
Henry has not played since Week 8 but returned to practice Jan. 5. Despite missing more than half the season, Tennessee’s sixth-year back finished in the top 10 in rushing. The Titans gave their superstar an extra week to rehab by securing the AFC’s top seed. It will be interesting to see how the team deploys Henry, considering his lengthy absence due to a foot fracture.
The NFL’s rushing champion in 2019 and ’20, Henry played a significant role in Ryan Tannehill‘s turnaround and in the Titans advancing to the playoffs during those seasons. He was on pace for another 2,000-yard season this year, but the Halloween injury stalled his run. During Henry’s hiatus, the Titans landed on D’Onta Foreman as their starter. The former third-round pick should still be expected to play a role against Cincinnati, but Henry has moved back into position to reclaim his starting job.
The King cometh!
Ground attack versus air attack .. this game will be won at line of scrimmage
It’s more likely the outcome will be determined by an official who doesn’t know how to use a whistle.
Easily a top 5 overall player
When healthy.
They need to start incorporating a 2nd back to take some of the load off of him so they don’t burn him out. Even if they just gave 20 to 25% of the carries to a secondary back, that would help alot instead of Henry getting 99% of the carries.
I don’t know. Nick Chubb hardly ever runs more than 20 times a game and he’s missed 8 games the last 2 years
The RBs they used since week 8 will see a lot of time today.