Derrick Henry ponders Titans future after making unwanted history with abysmal performance in loss to Texans

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Derrick Henry had no words for what arguably was the worst day in his NFL career. Henry was a non-factor in Sunday’s overtime loss to the Houston Texans, rushing 16 times for nine yards and having four catches for one yard.

That’s 20 touches for 10 yards for those counting at home. Henry had the fewest scrimmage yards in a game since 1950 for any player who had 20 touches or more, per CBS Sports Research. He’s the first player to have 20 touches and fewer than 15 scrimmage yards in a game. Henry averaged 0.5 yards per touch. 

The performance made Henry question his future with the Tennessee Titans, who were eliminated from playoff contention with three games remaining. 

“Definitely today you had that feeling,” Henry said after the game, via a team transcript. “We had a hope of kind of slipping in there. and then being eliminated, knowing its three games left. I’ve been here my whole career. I definitely want to go out strong, which isn’t the case. Just trying to give it my all these last three games and leave it all on the field.”

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Author : Jeff Kerr

Publish date : 2023-12-18 02:29:55

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