Ravens RB Derrick Henry’s latest milestone all but assures Hall of Fame bid

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

Henry turned the seventeenth participant in NFL historical past to amass 12,000 profession dashing yards, and he did so in fashion with an explosive 35-yard run late within the third quarter. Take a look at the play, right here:

Each eligible operating again that has rushed for a minimum of 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 operating backs in NFL historical past, becoming a member of a listing 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 lately handed Payton for fifth all-time in landing runs (112). He’s now one in all simply eight gamers in NFL historical past with a minimum of 100 dashing touchdowns and 12,000 dashing yards. 

Final 12 months, Henry’s 1,921 dashing 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 dashing title. 

A Heisman Trophy winner at Alabama, Henry’s different NFL accolades embody consecutive dashing 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 in recent times, Henry is proof that the operating again place remains to be very a lot alive and properly.