Ravens RB Derrick Henry’s newest milestone all however assures Corridor of Fame bid

Whereas he was already thought-about a shoo-in for future enshrinement in Canton, Ravens working again Derrick Henry all however sealed his eventual spot within the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame throughout Thursday evening’s 28-6 victory in opposition to the Dolphins. 

Henry rushed 19 occasions for 119 yards in Miami, and have become the seventeenth participant in NFL historical past to amass 12,000 profession speeding yards. He did so in type with this explosive 35-yard run late within the third quarter.

Each eligible working again that has rushed for at the very least 12,000 yards has a gold jacket and bronze bust. The 31-year-old Henry is as soon as once more rubbing shoulders with a number of the finest working backs in NFL historical past, becoming a member of an inventory that features Jim Brown, Walter Payton, Barry Sanders and Emmitt Smith, amongst others. 

NFL’s 12,000-yard rushers 

** — Professional Soccer Corridor of Famers 

Henry’s legacy was greater than seemingly already one which was going to be sure for Canton, even previous to his newest milestone. He not too long ago handed Payton for fifth all-time in landing runs (112). He’s now certainly one of simply eight gamers in NFL historical past with at the very least 100 speeding touchdowns and 12,000 speeding yards. 

Final 12 months, Henry’s 1,921 speeding yards was essentially the most ever for a participant over the age of 30. It is also essentially the most yards in league historical past for a participant who didn’t win the speeding title. 

A Heisman Trophy winner at Alabama, Henry’s different NFL accolades embrace consecutive speeding titles and changing into the ninth participant in historical past to hurry for greater than 2,000 yards in a season. 

Whereas it has been undervalued lately, Henry is proof that the working again place remains to be very a lot alive and nicely.