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Jamison Hensley
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — After signing his two-year extension with the Baltimore Ravens on Monday, working again Derrick Henry stated he’ll present the crew how a lot this new deal means to him by his manufacturing on the sector.
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 The contract runs by the 2027 season, when he might be 33 years outdated.
“I believe it is simply concentrate on this 12 months after which focus to proceed to get higher 12 months after 12 months that I am right here — that is all the time going to be my focus,” Henry stated. “I like soccer, I like taking part in. I do know individuals take a look at my age, however I do not actually attempt to concentrate on that. I simply concentrate on, ‘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 took solely every week off earlier than returning to his exercises. On Monday, his flight to Baltimore was delayed due to climate and he ended up signing his contract on half-hour sleep.
“I received residence like 4:45 within the morning and I needed to get [to the Ravens’ facility] at 6 [a.m.],” Henry stated. “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 value $30 million, his agent advised ESPN’s Adam Schefter. It saved Henry from changing 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 stated 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 each side and us each being proud of,” Henry stated. “I am very blissful that we had been lastly in a position to get that achieved.”
