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Running back Derrick Henry, a free agent, announced on social media that he has agreed to a two-year deal with the Baltimore Ravens. This will help the team, which led the NFL in rushing defense last season, improve its standing. Based on several sources, the $16 million deal might be valued up to $20 million, with $9 million completely guaranteed in the first year with the Ravens.
The two-time NFL rushing champion joins a Baltimore squad that consistently fields one of the best running games in the league. Gus Edwards and JK Dobbins were free agents coming into the summer, so the running back room was a big worry for the Ravens. On Monday, Edwards reached a two-year, $6.5 million contract agreement with the Los Angeles Chargers.
Henry, 30, leads the Tennessee Titans in touchdowns scored all-time with 93 and ranks second in team history with 9,502 running yards. Having gained 2,027 yards and 17 touchdowns through running in 2020, he was named the NFL’s Offensive Player of the Year. Four times, he assisted in leading the Titans to the postseason.
Henry led the NFL in carries (280) in 17 games with the Titans last season, earning him a spot in his fourth Pro Bowl in five years. His fifth season of more than 1,000 yards, including 2,027 in 2020 when he was selected a first-team All-Pro, saw him rush for 1,167 yards and 12 touchdowns.
When the Titans signed former Dallas Cowboys running back Tony Pollard to a three-year, $24 million contract on Monday, they gave the impression that they were done with Henry.
Henry and Lamar Jackson will create one of the league’s most potent backfield tandems in Baltimore. In terms of running attempts per game, rushing yards per game, and yards per carry in 2023, the Ravens were the league leaders. Henry’s addition will assist in relieving some of Jackson’s running workload. Jackson is a two-time league MVP. Before the trade deadline of the previous season, the Ravens made an attempt to acquire the running back, but they were unable to reach an agreement with Tennessee.
Before falling to Kansas City in the AFC championship game, the Ravens had the best regular-season record in the NFL going into 2023.
In other NFL news, running back Joe Mixon was traded by the Cincinnati Bengals to the Houston Texans for a late-round choice, while running back Aaron Jones agreed to a one-year contract with the Minnesota Vikings after being cut by the Green Bay Packers on Monday.
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