NFL running back, Derrick Henry is now officially part of the Baltimore Ravens, signing a potentially lucrative two-year deal with the AFC North champions.
“I knew once free agency started that I wanted to work something out [with the Ravens] if we could," Henry said recently on The Pivot podcast. “Even though I"m living in Dallas and Dallas being a perfect situation, as well, because we lived there, we ain"t got to move. But at the same time, Ravens, the history of it, and then talking to Ray (Lewis) at the Pro Bowl, his passion about the organization, his impact there and how he talked about it. I was like, man, if I"m not in Tennessee or I don"t get to go to Dallas, I"d love to be a Raven."
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The move took an intriguing turn when Henry revealed in a recent conversation about the Dallas Cowboys" lack of interest.
Asked whether the Cowboys, who recently re-signed Rico Dowdle as their top back, had shown interest, Henry expressed his surprise over the silence from the Dallas outfit.
“They ain"t holla at me at all," Henry confessed. “It would"ve been crazy," he said. “I thought it"d been some type of reach out, some type of talks or whatever. They never reached out, you know what I"m saying? I don"t really know too much about their organization. All I know is what I hear. I was talking to my agent. They weren"t really interested. It is what it is. Like I said earlier, I"m gonna be where I"m gonna be, and I feel like Baltimore was the perfect spot."
Despite harboring dreams of donning the star-laden Dallas Cowboys helmet, the 27-year-old powerhouse is turning his attention to his promising tenure with the Ravens.
Henry, who has attained beyond 1,000 yards rushing in five of his last six seasons, is setting his bar high.
He aspires to become the first Ravens running back since Mark Ingram in 2019 to hit that milestone. Joining quarterback Lamar Jackson, Henry is primed to energize the Ravens" offense.
“I"m happy I"m going somewhere that they"re hungry," he said. “They"re hungry for it and they"re right on the cusp. They"re always in the conversation. I know Lamar wants one really bad, so I ain"t going to somewhere where the expectation is like, ‘We"re going to see what"s going to happen. Let"s make the playoffs and make some noise." No. They"re trying to win it. Being so close and losing that game to Kansas City, I know they"re hungry. I know they"re gonna come in with the right mindset, and let"s get to it. I"m ready to come in and be that added piece to it to help spring them forward any way possible. Any way I can."
His versatile rushing skills coupled with Jackson"s elusive mobility could potentially form an invincible ground-and-pound combination.
Henry"s addition is also envisioned to enhance the team"s potential of clinching a spot in the upcoming Super Bowl, a feat Baltimore hasn"t accomplished since 2012.
