{"id":15293,"date":"2023-12-18T15:35:19","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T12:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/15293\/derrick-henry-ponders-future-with\/"},"modified":"2023-12-18T15:35:20","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T12:35:20","slug":"derrick-henry-ponders-future-with","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=15293","title":{"rendered":"Derrick Henry ponders future with Titans out of playoff chase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Derrick Henry ponders future with Titans out of playoff chase\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><\/div>\n<p>Turron Davenport, ESPN<span class=\"timestamp \">December 17, 2023, 11:59 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-overlay\">Close<\/p>\n<ul>Turron Davenport covers the Tennessee Titans for ESPN.  Turron is a former college <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/football\/\"   title=\"football\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">football<\/a> player at Cheyney University and is a native of Philadelphia.  He is the author\/co-author of four books.  You can see Turron on ESPN Radio on his show &#8220;Talking with TD&#8221; and you can follow him on Twitter: @TDavenport_NFL.<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>NASHVILLE, Tenn. \u2014 Tennessee running back Derrick Henry said he is considering his future after a frustrating 19-16 loss to the Houston Texans on Sunday that officially eliminated the Titans from playoff contention.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yeah, definitely today you had that feeling [that it could be the end of my career with the Titans]&#8221; said Henry, who is normally one to stay in the moment. &#8220;I was hoping to slip into that. [the playoffs], then being eliminated with three games remaining.  I&#39;ve been here my whole career.  I absolutely wanted to come out strong, which is not the case.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#39;s Choice<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Derrick-Henry-ponders-future-with-Titans-out-of-playoff-chase.jpg&#038;w=130&#038;h=130&#038;scale=crop&#038;location=center.jpeg\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1702902919_876_Derrick-Henry-ponders-future-with-Titans-out-of-playoff-chase.jpg&#038;w=130&#038;h=130&#038;scale=crop&#038;location=center.jpeg\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Titans will make a decision on Henry, 29, who is expected to become a free agent after the four-year, $50 million contract he signed in 2020 expires after this season.<\/p>\n<p>Tennessee is projected to have $91.8 million in cap space this offseason, so signing Henry is a possibility.  However, rookie Tyjae Spears&#39; 410 snaps are just one fewer than Henry&#39;s this season.<\/p>\n<p>Henry&#39;s performance Sunday was his worst as a starter \u2013 just 9 yards on 16 carries.  He entered the game averaging 203.6 rushing yards in his last five games against Houston.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe weren\u2019t great today as a whole,\u201d Henry said.  &#8220;They were the better team today. All credit to them. It seemed like they had the answer for everything.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In 14 games this season, Henry has 214 carries for 875 yards and 10 touchdowns.  His 9,210 career rushing yards are second in Oilers\/Titans history behind Eddie George, and his 88 career rushing touchdowns are No. 1 in franchise history.<\/p>\n<p>The Titans have a home game against the Seattle Seahawks next <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/week\/\"   title=\"week\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">week<\/a>, followed by a trip to Houston before finishing the season at home against the Jacksonville Jaguars.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to try to give it my all in these last three games and leave it all on the field,\u201d Henry said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Derrick Henry ponders future with Titans out of playoff chase\u060c Turron Davenport, ESPNDecember 17, 2023, 11:59 p.m. Close Turron Davenport covers the Tennessee Titans for ESPN. Turron is a former college football player at Cheyney University and is a native of Philadelphia. He is the author\/co-author of four books. 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