In March, the Baltimore Ravens signed running back Derrick Henry to a two-year deal to open up their free agency. Henry had long been rumored to join Baltimore dating back to last year’s trade deadline, and the two sides finally paired up.
Henry has been working to ensure he can get up to speed with his new team by the time the season begins. Ravens running backs coach Willie Taggart described Henry’s work habits as “elite,” saying he hates to do anything wrong.
“Elite. [Derrick Henry] is a guy that hates doing anything wrong. Like, it literally pisses him off to do anything wrong, and I’ve got to remind him, ‘Hey, Derrick, it’s practice. That’s why they call it practice. We’re going to make some mistakes at times, but just don’t make the same one twice.’ But he wants to be the best, and he wants to know everything that’s going on. When he’s not here, he’s texting me, asking me what we put in, or if he’s watching film, he’s asking me something about what’s on the film [and] what we’re doing. It’s been great, as a coach, to have a guy like that, that’s played this long, still wanting to play at a high level.”
Henry will join one of the best-rushing offenses in the NFL and hopes to be a force in the team’s backfield this season. He is still an incredibly dominant player and should work well next to quarterback Lamar Jackson.