Free agent working again Derrick Henry is signing a two-year contract with the Baltimore Ravens, the participant confirmed on social media, boosting a dashing assault that was ranked first within the NFL final season. The $16m deal might be price as much as $20m, with $9m absolutely assured within the first yr with the Ravens, per a number of stories.
“Flock Nation I swea it’s up!,” Henry wrote on X.
Flock Nation I swea it’s up ! 💪🏾
— Derrick Henry (@KingHenry_2) March 12, 2024
The 2-time NFL dashing champ joins a Baltimore crew that yearly produces one of many league’s main floor video games. The working again room was a serious offseason concern for the Ravens, with Gus Edwards and JK Dobbins coming into the offseason as free brokers. Edwards agreed to a two-year, $6.5m cope with the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday.
Henry, 30, is the Tennessee Titans’ all-time chief in touchdowns scored with 93 and is second in franchise historical past in dashing yards (9,502). He received the NFL’s Offensive Participant of the Yr award in 2020 when he ran for two,027 yards and 17 touchdowns. He helped lead the Titans to the playoffs 4 instances.
Henry was named to his fourth Professional Bowl in 5 years after main the NFL in carries (280) in 17 video games final season with the Titans. He rushed for 1,167 yards and 12 touchdowns – his fifth season of greater than 1,000 yards, together with 2,027 in 2020 when he was named a first-team All-Professional.
The Titans signalled they have been transferring on from Henry once they agreed to a three-year, $24m contract with former Dallas Cowboys working again Tony Pollard on Monday.
In Baltimore, Henry will crew up with Lamar Jackson, forging one of the vital formidable backfield tandems within the league. The Ravens led the league in dashing makes an attempt per sport, dashing yards per sport and yards per carry in 2023. Including Henry will assist ease a number of the burden on Jackson, a two-time league MVP, as a runner. The Ravens had tried to commerce for the working again earlier than final season’s commerce deadline, however couldn’t come to phrases with Tennessee.
The Ravens completed with the NFL’s finest regular-season file in 2023 earlier than dropping to Kansas Metropolis within the AFC championship sport.
Elsewhere within the NFL, working again Aaron Jones agreed to a one-year cope with the Minnesota Vikings after being launched by the Inexperienced Bay Packers on Monday, whereas the Cincinnati Bengals traded working again Joe Mixon to the Houston Texans for a late-round choose.
