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30 active NFL players who will be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame

By Russell S. Baxter

INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 09: Aaron Donald #99 of the Los Angeles Rams looks on prior to the game against the San Francisco 49ers at SoFi Stadium on January 09, 2022 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)
INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 09: Aaron Donald #99 of the Los Angeles Rams looks on prior to the game against the San Francisco 49ers at SoFi Stadium on January 09, 2022 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images) /
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – JANUARY 22: Derrick Henry #22 of the Tennessee Titans runs for a touchdown against the Cincinnati Bengals during the AFC Divisional Playoff at Nissan Stadium on January 22, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – JANUARY 22: Derrick Henry #22 of the Tennessee Titans runs for a touchdown against the Cincinnati Bengals during the AFC Divisional Playoff at Nissan Stadium on January 22, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

21. RB Derrick Henry

Use your imagination. Imagine trying to slow down a refrigerator that you were pushing up a ramp and it suddenly decided it wanted to go in the opposite direction. Look out below.

Football fans didn’t get to see a lot of Tennessee Titans’ running back Derrick Henry this past season. He got off to an incredible start in 2021. In his team’s first eight games, he racked up 219 carries for 937 yards and 10 trips to the end zone. Although it was early, he appeared to be well on his way to a third consecutive league rushing title.

But then came a foot injury that shelved the six-year pro for the final nine games of the regular season. Henry returned for the AFC Divisional Playoffs and managed to carry the ball 20 times for 62 yards and one score in the 19-16 loss to the visiting Cincinnati Bengals.

Now the workhorse runner looks to pick up where he left off at the start of 2021. Starting in 2018, Henry became the main man in the Tennessee backfield. Over the past four seasons alone, he’s played in 55 regular-season contests and run 1,115 times for 5,563 yards and 55 touchdowns. That’s easy math and shows that the two-time Pro Bowler and 2020 All-Pro has averaged 101.1 rushing yards and one TD per game over the last four years. What a punishing weapon he has turned out to be.

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