Derrick Henry Return Time
In the short term, we’ll have to move ahead without him and not look back.” After that, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, Henry’s recuperation will take 6-10 weeks.
That means he might return as early as Week 14, but if all goes well, he should be back by the last week of the regular season.
However, if Henry has any setbacks or takes longer than expected to recuperate from surgery, he won’t have much of a cushion. As the season winds down, his status will be continuously monitored, but don’t expect him back until mid-to-late December at the earliest.
According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Titans are hoping that Henry (foot) will be able to play again in 2021, though a source close to the issue says it “would be very shocking if [the running back] made it back this season.”
In any case, Henry is out indefinitely, and the Titans will rely on a backfield committee that includes Adrian Peterson, Jeremy McNichols, and D’Onta Foreman in his absence.
Injury Diagnosis
Henry injured his right foot against the Colts last Sunday, was placed on injured reserve on Monday, and had surgery on Tuesday.
We’ve heard conflicting stories on Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry’s chances of returning in 2021 since he suffered a foot injury that will keep him out for an extended length of time.
While it was first thought that Henry would miss the remainder of the season, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport stated that the standout rusher might return in six to ten weeks, even saying that the team expects him to return this season.
However, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that it “would be very unexpected” if Henry is able to return in 2021, though the Titans remain hopeful.
To try to fill Henry’s unfillable shoes, the Titans signed veteran and future Hall of Famer Adrian Peterson, who passed up a chance to compete on “Dancing with the Stars” in the hopes of joining a team in 2021.
Surgery
Derrick Henry, the NFL’s leading rusher, had surgery on his injured right foot on Tuesday, and coach Mike Vrabel indicated on Monday that the Tennessee Titans do not have a schedule for when he will return.
Vrabel stated, “Whenever that is, that is when it will be.” “He’ll be around our team as soon as he can, I’m sure. I know how significant that is to him. That, I’m sure, will be critical to our team’s success. We’ll have to go on from here. Unfortunately, we’ll have to move forward without him for the time being and not look back.”
Henry is expected to miss the rest of the season, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. According to Schefter, Adrian Peterson, 36, who is fifth on the league’s career running list, is being signed to the Titans’ practice squad with the hope of being elevated to the active roster.
Peterson and running back D’Onta Foreman were signed to the Titans’ practice squad on Tuesday.
The Titans placed Henry on injured reserve later Monday, freeing up space on their 53-man roster.
The Titans placed backup running back Darrynton Evans on injured reserve last week, thus ending his season due to a knee injury. Jeremy McNichols and Dontrell Hilliard, both running backs, are also on the Titans’ roster.
Henry, a two-time NFL running champion, was forced to sit out the first half of Sunday’s game. Before he returned, he was shown on TV with his right shoe off and chatting to trainers with 6 minutes, 3 seconds left in the first quarter.
Henry rushed for 68 yards on 28 carries for a 2.4-yard average, his lowest of the season. He was on the field for 54 of the 73 offensive snaps.
