Derrick Henry is officially fed up watching the Super Bowl from his couch, and he just put the entire Baltimore Ravens squad on notice. This isn’t just a veteran feeling the clock tick, this is a player who signed with a new team specifically to hoist that trophy, and so far, it hasn’t happened.
He Came to Baltimore for a Title, Not Just Playoff Berths
Remember the 2019 season? Henry was balling, but his shot at the big game ended in a 35-24 loss to the Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game. That taste of being close, yet so far, clearly stuck with him. He made a huge move, parting ways with the Titans to sign with the Ravens, all because he truly believed he could finally win a title alongside Lamar Jackson. But the reality in Baltimore has been a little different. In Henry’s two seasons with the Ravens, they’ve only snagged one playoff berth and managed just one playoff win. That’s it? It’s no wonder he told “The Lounge” podcast, via Ryan Mink of the team website, that “It would be crazy for me to say I played with Lamar Jackson, and we didn’t win no championships. I cannot have that. I do not want that to be a thing. We’ve got to do it.” That’s a direct challenge, plain and simple.
New Coach, Revamped Defense, Same Ring Hunger
The recent past hasn’t exactly painted a rosy picture for the Ravens either. They got bounced in the divisional round of the 2024 playoffs by the Bills, a tight 27-25 loss. And then, the 2025 season? They straight up failed to even make the postseason. Something had to give, and it did: they fired coach John Harbaugh and brought in Jesse Minter. Plus, the defense got a serious overhaul in the offseason. Henry clearly sees it as a fresh start, stating his belief that they “have all the pieces to get it done.” Looking at the numbers, Henry’s playoff production is insane: 211 touches for 1,090 yards and seven touchdowns in nine postseason games. Those are monster stats, but as he knows, it hasn’t been enough. And Lamar Jackson, with his 3-5 postseason record and just one AFC Championship Game trip, also needs that breakthrough.
Henry summed it up perfectly: “I want to win a Super Bowl. That’s a big motivation. I just want to be able to feel that feeling.” With a new season underway and a revamped squad around him, you know Henry is going to be running like a man possessed. Every single carry from here on out is for that feeling.
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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.
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