The NFL’s leading rusher is staying in Nashville as Derrick Henry and the Tennessee Titans agreed to a four-year, $50 million dollar extension Wednesday.
With the deals, Tennessee has secured both Henry and quarterback Ryan Tannehill this off-season to the foreseeable future and both were instrumental to the teams’ success.
According to ESPN, Henry rushed for 1,540 yards with an NFL-best 5.1-yard-per-carry average and was nearly unstoppable in the playoffs accounting for a staggering 69% of the team’s offense.
As for Tannehill, once the Titans inserted him into the lineup all he did was going 7-3 in 10 starts earning him a four-year, $118 extension this off-season.
Since being selected out of the 2016 NFL Draft out of Alabama, Henry has rushed for 3,833 yards off 804 carries, good for a 4.8-yard-per-carry average with 38 touchdowns.
With the new deal, Henry is now the fifth-highest paid running back behind the likes of Christian McCaffrey (Panthers), Zeke Elliott (Cowboys), Le’Veon Bell (Jets), and David Johnson (Texans).
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