The Tennessee Titans have several players to make decisions on ahead of the free agency period, with one of the most important regarding former Alabama rusher Derrick Henry.
The Titans could always sign Henry to multi-year deal or franchise tag him, but he’ll come at a higher price after last season’s successes.
But how large of a payday should Henry be in for?
CBS Sports’ Jason La Canfora seems to think that now is not the time to give Henry the big bucks.
“Now is not the time to pay Derrick Henry,” he wrote. “And, more to the point, there might not ever be the right time to pay him. Especially nowhere close to the degree he is seeking compensation. Frankly, if I were them I wouldn’t even really truly consider it, privately, though I’d never say or do anything to disrespect the player in the process. Henry is everything you could possibly want off the field, as good a young man as you will find. And on the field, he is a beast. He is a monster. I love the way he runs… But he is still a running back, and that is the problem.”
Henry finished out the 2019 season with the NFL’s rushing title, and was the most key offensive players in a Titans postseason run that fell just one game short of a Super Bowl LIV appearance.
If the Titans can’t bring Henry back, they’ll probably look to the likes of Georgia’s D’Andre Swift or Ohio State’s J.K. Dobbins as his replacement in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft.
