Former Alabama RB Derrick Henry scores 100th career NFL touchdown vs Bengals

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Former Alabama running back Derrick Henry continues to be one of the top running backs in the NFL, and is showing he is not hanging the cleats up anytime soon.

And with that has come another NFL record and “Milestone Day” for “King Henry.”

In the first quarter of Sunday’s Baltimore Ravens game the Cincinnati Bengals, Henry became the 27th player in NFL history to reach the 100-career touchdown benchmark.

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Here’s a look at Henry’s 100th NFL career touchdown, which came on a third-and-goal and gave the Ravens an then-early 7-0 lead at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The 6-foot-2 running back is in his first season with the Ravens, after signing with Baltimore in the offseason following eight seasons with the Tennessee Titans.

Finding the back of the end zone has been something natural for Henry, dating back to his time at Alabama and before that. In three seasons in Tuscaloosa with the Crimson Tide, Henry scored a combined 45 touchdowns while running for 3,591 yards.

He is one of four Alabama players to have won the Heisman Trophy Award, which came during the 2014-15 college football season when he rushed for 2,219 yards and set the SEC conference record for rushing touchdowns at 28.

But that wasn’t the only record or benchmark that Henry checked off Sunday.

With a five-yard carry in the second quarter, Henry becoming the 31st running back in NFL history, and the first since Marshawn Lynch in 2017, to surpass 10,000 career rushing yards.

This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News: Derrick Henry becomes 27th player to score 100 career TDs in NFL history

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Publish date : 2024-10-06 17:55:42

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