Baltimore Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta made one of those running-back signings and doesn’t have any regrets about getting Derrick Henry for a two-year, $16 million contract. “Derrick is just a phenomenal worker,
The Baltimore Ravens were poised to make a Super Bowl run this past year. Lamar Jackson played at an MVP level (even if he was eventually snubbed), Derrick Henry rushed for over 2,000 yards, and the defense was playing better down the stretch.
Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry is not only one of the best running backs of this era, but an inspiration for his fellow backs. A five-time Pro Bowl
Of all the free agents Eric DeCosta has brought to the Baltimore Ravens, Derrick Henry may just be the best. The Ravens signed the former Offensive Player of th
To paraphrase Mark Twain, “The death of the running back was greatly exaggerated.” Thanks to the sublime exploits of Saquon Barkley and Derrick Henry last season, the position enjoyed a renaissance.
In his first season with the Baltimore Ravens, the 31-year-old running back Derrick Henry showed no signs of slowing down, recording 367 carries for 2,191 yards and 19 touchdowns, including the postseason.
Although his new team — the Baltimore Ravens — suffered a heartbreaking loss in the divisional round of the playoffs to the Buffalo Bills, running back Derrick Henry had an amazing season. He ended up with 1,
NFL season was the year of the running back and nobody played better than Saquon Barkley of the Philadelphia Eagles. His 2,000-yard campaign helped the Eagles capture the Super Bowl, but Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson outperformed Barkley in one area.
Heisman Trophy runner-up Ashton Jeanty noticed running back values declining just as his college career started to take off. Then he watched the resurgence of free agent acquisitions Saquon Barkley, Derrick Henry and Josh Jacobs and realized things were back on the upswing — just as Jeanty was becoming a marquee name in college football.
For the past several seasons, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has been one of the NFL’s most exciting players to watch thanks to his dual-threat skills, but he also has a reputation for being a player who can’t lead his team to that big win that would get it over the hump.
Derrick Henry ran for 1,921 yards in the 2024 NFL regular season for the Baltimore Ravens. That ranks as the 11th-most rushing yards in one season in NFL history. But it wasn’t the most NFL rushing yards in one season by an Alabama alumnus.
Ashton Jeanty may blossom into a star once he gets to the NFL, but the tantalizing running back prospect has revealed his fascination with an established league leader at his position.