The Tennessee Titans might start the process of bringing back running back Derrick Henry this week, as head coach Mike Vrabel said on the Monday following the team’s Week 17 win over the Miami Dolphins.
Before Henry can come back, he has to be designated to return from Injured Reserve first, which opens his 21-day to window to return to practice and eventually be activated off the list.
According to Vrabel, not only is Henry going to take part in some work on Monday, the team is also considering designating him to return from IR. That decision will likely come mid-week, per Ben Arthur of The Tennessean.
“We’ve discussed it (opening Henry’s window to return),” Vrabel said. “We’ll see where it goes… Probably make a decision mid-week.”
According to a report from ESPN’s Dianna Russini on Sunday morning, there is a chance Henry will play in Week 18, but chances are that won’t happen if Tennessee could secure a playoff spot in Week 17, which they did.
Of course, Tennessee still has to win one more game to secure the No. 1 seed in the conference, but should be able to do so without Henry against a lowly Houston Texans team. If Henry does play, chances are it’ll be in a limited capacity with the sole purpose of shaking off rust.
Whether he returns to the field this week or in the playoffs, Henry will be the final piece the Titans need to make a run for the Super Bowl.
