Derrick Henry May Return, but Not His Shot at These Records
The New York Times
After falling just shy of Eric Dickerson’s record in 2020, Henry’s pace and an added regular season game gave him another shot. An injured foot will thwart his chase of that total and others.
Though it’s possible a facsimile of Derrick Henry exists in Palau or Kyrgyzstan or in some astral plane, there has never been an N.F.L. running back as tall as Henry, as thick as Henry and as swift as Henry. That fact has been generally really good for the Tennessee Titans and really bad for everyone else.
Those who fall under the Everyone Else heading will get an indefinite reprieve from Henry’s weekly stampedes after he hurt his right foot Sunday in Tennessee’s 34-31 overtime victory at Indianapolis. He is scheduled to undergo surgery Tuesday and there isn’t yet a timetable for his return. Henry’s absence is a monstrous loss for the Titans (6-2), for his pursuit of a half-dozen rushing marks, and for those who enjoy watching big, strong, fast people do absurd things with a football. Which should be everyone who is not responsible for tackling him.
Henry led the league in rushing attempts, rushing yardage and rushing touchdowns in 2019. He led the league in those categories in 2020. Eight weeks into this season, he leads in all of them again.
