{"id":185086,"date":"2025-07-06T05:01:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T05:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/185086\/"},"modified":"2025-07-06T05:01:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T05:01:14","slug":"did-derrick-henry-run-his-way-to-a-contract-extension-in-baltimore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/185086\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Derrick Henry run his way to a contract extension in Baltimore?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Baltimore Ravens signed running back Derrick Henry<\/a> to a two-year contract as an NFL free agent last offseason. After one season, has the former Alabama <\/a>All-American already outplayed the $16 million deal?<\/p>\n

At his end-of-season press conference, Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta said a contract extension wasn\u2019t out of the question for Henry.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll look at that,\u201d DeCosta said<\/a>. \u201cI think it\u2019s a good question. I\u2019m just so grateful that Derrick chose us last year. He came in and, I can honestly just say, his attitude and the way that he played was amazing to watch. His relationship with his teammates, his humility as a player, his work ethic — I can\u2019t wait to see him next year. I know it was tough on him to end the way it did — tough on all of us. <\/p>\n

\u201cBut I think we have a chip on our shoulders to come back next year with a vengeance, to start faster than we started this year, to not start 0-2 next year, to get out of the gates faster. I think Derrick will be a big part of that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Baltimore\u2019s season ended in the Divisional Round of the AFC playoffs when the Ravens lost to the Buffalo Bills 27-25 on Jan. 19. <\/p>\n

During the 2024 regular season, Henry ran for 1,921 yards and 16 touchdowns on 325 carries. His yardage total was the 11th-highest in a single season in NFL history, and his TD total tied for the league lead. With his two touchdowns scored on his 19 receptions for 193 yards, Henry set a franchise single-season record with 18 touchdowns in 2024.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think he proved that he had a lot left in the tank,\u201d DeCosta said<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That was in question when the 2023 season ended.<\/p>\n

From 2019 through 2022, Henry ran for 6,590 yards and 59 touchdowns on 1,370 carries in 55 regular-season and five playoff games for the Tennessee Titans. He averaged 109.8 rushing yards per game and 4.81 yards per carry across those four seasons.<\/p>\n

In 2023, Henry averaged 68.6 rushing yards per game and 4.17 yards per carry and turned 30 years old three days before the regular-season finale.<\/p>\n

The Ravens landed Henry for a contract that made him the seventh highest-paid running back<\/a> in the NFL in the 2024 season at $11 million, with his signing bonus making up $7.79 million of that. His base salary and signing bonus totaled $9 million, but Henry also collected $500,000 each for reaching 1,200 rushing yards, 1,500 rushing yards, 13 touchdowns and 15 touchdowns to add $2 million to his intake.<\/p>\n

Of the running backs under contract for the 2025 season, Henry\u2019s payday of $7 million ranks as the seventh-highest<\/a>. Henry has a $6 million base salary and is due a $1 million bonus if he\u2019s on the roster on March 16.<\/p>\n

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on X at @AMarkG1<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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