OWINGS MILLS, Md. — After signing his two-year extension with the Baltimore Ravens on Monday, working again Derrick Henry mentioned he’ll present the workforce how a lot this new deal means to him by his manufacturing on the sphere.
Henry, although, declined to say whether or not this extension permits him to complete his profession in Baltimore or whether or not he plans to play past this deal. The contract runs by way of the 2027 season, when he can be 33 years previous.
“I believe it is simply deal with this yr after which focus to proceed to get higher yr after yr that I am right here — that is all the time going to be my focus,” Henry mentioned. “I like soccer, I like taking part in. I do know individuals have a look at my age, however I do not actually attempt to deal with that. I simply deal with, ‘How can Derrick Henry be higher, how can Derrick Henry assist the Ravens get to the place they wish to get to?'”
Henry, 31, has definitely not proven any indicators of slowing down. Final season, which was his first with the Ravens, he ran for 1,921 yards, essentially the most by a working again 30 or older in NFL historical past.
Then, after the Ravens’ 27-25 AFC divisional playoff loss in Buffalo, Henry solely took per week off earlier than returning to his exercises. On Monday, his flight to Baltimore was delayed because of climate and he ended up signing his contract on half-hour sleep.
“I bought residence like 4:45 within the morning and I needed to get [to the Ravens facility] at 6 [a.m.],” Henry mentioned. “So, I used to be like, ‘I am simply going to remain up and simply come get right here and go work out.'”
Henry’s two-year extension is price $30 million, his agent advised ESPN’s Adam Schefter. It stored Henry from turning into a free agent on the finish of this season and rewarded him with the largest deal ever given to a working again over 30.
Henry mentioned his intent was by no means to get a deal that set a brand new customary for older working backs.
“[It’s] simply each of us coming to settlement with each made sense on either side and us each being proud of,” Henry mentioned. “I am very comfortable that we had been lastly capable of get that executed.”
