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ESPN's Adam Schefter reports Derrick Henry may have suffered a season-ending foot injury in Week 8 against the Colts.
Schefter's report is shocking after Henry was able to finish Sunday's game against the Colts with a humble 68 yards on 28 attempts. He was seen on the sideline in the first half with his shoe off, receiving attention from the Titans' medical staff before re-entering the game and operating as the team's workhorse, as usual. If Henry is indeed done for the remainder of the 2021 season, it ends an historic run for a generational talent who was on pace to lead the NFL in rushing for three straight seasons -- a feat that hasn't been accomplished since Walter Payton did it in the early 1980s. Henry has been a regular Iron Man while enduring the weekly trashing of a workhorse back, missing just two regular season games over five and a half seasons. Henry's injury will require a remaking of the entire Tennessee offense and should mean more volume for A.J. Brown and possibly Julio Jones, if the veteran can ever get healthy. Henry has accounted for 36 percent of team's yards this season, the highest rate for any player on any team. Jeremy McNichols, who would likely serve as Tennessee's starter if Henry is out, will be the unquestioned No. 1 priority on the waiver wire this week.
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SOURCE: Adam Schefter on Twitter
Nov 1, 2021, 9:15 AM ET
Schefter's report is shocking after Henry was able to finish Sunday's game against the Colts with a humble 68 yards on 28 attempts. He was seen on the sideline in the first half with his shoe off, receiving attention from the Titans' medical staff before re-entering the game and operating as the team's workhorse, as usual. If Henry is indeed done for the remainder of the 2021 season, it ends an historic run for a generational talent who was on pace to lead the NFL in rushing for three straight seasons -- a feat that hasn't been accomplished since Walter Payton did it in the early 1980s. Henry has been a regular Iron Man while enduring the weekly trashing of a workhorse back, missing just two regular season games over five and a half seasons. Henry's injury will require a remaking of the entire Tennessee offense and should mean more volume for A.J. Brown and possibly Julio Jones, if the veteran can ever get healthy. Henry has accounted for 36 percent of team's yards this season, the highest rate for any player on any team. Jeremy McNichols, who would likely serve as Tennessee's starter if Henry is out, will be the unquestioned No. 1 priority on the waiver wire this week.
RELATED: Jeremy McNichols
SOURCE: Adam Schefter on Twitter
Nov 1, 2021, 9:15 AM ET
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