Derrick Henry injury updates: The latest on Titans RB’s Week 14 status
Follow this Derrick Henry tracker for all the latest updates on the status of the Tennessee Titans running back for Week 14.
Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry was listed on the injury report on Wednesday with a hamstring issue and didn’t practice, so we’ll have to closely monitor his status as the week progresses.
Follow this tracker for all the latest updates.
Friday
Henry returned to a full practice on Friday and carries no designation into the Week 14 game. He’s good to go.
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Thursday
Some good news for Henry on Thursday, as the Titans running back returned to practice on a limited basis.
#Titans injury report for Thursday before they face the #Raiders. AJ Brown (calf) limited. Second consecutive missed practice for Adam Humphries (ankle). pic.twitter.com/QGfZ6Ws8YF
— TURRON DAVENPORT (@TDavenport_NFL) December 5, 2019
As we expected, the Titans are probably just limiting Henry’s practice reps with him having huge workloads in each of the past three games. He should be good to go for Sunday, but we’ll get confirmation of that on Friday.
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Wednesday
Henry was on the injury report with a hamstring issue and did not practice to start the week.
Here's the #Titans injury report for Wednesday before facing the #Raiders. pic.twitter.com/ShUyP0sieW
— TURRON DAVENPORT (@TDavenport_NFL) December 4, 2019
Obviously, this is always concerning at first glance, especially considering just how great Henry has been in his last three games. For fantasy football owners, he might have carried them on his back to the playoffs.
We went through this situation last week, also, as Henry was listed with the same injury. The only difference was Henry was a limited participant in practice on Wednesday and Thursday before getting in a full session on Friday and carrying no designation into the Week 13 game.
In this instance, he didn’t practice at all on Wednesday.
Because of a huge workload the last three games (22.7 carries per contest), more likely than not Henry is just getting some extra rest during the week in preparation for yet another heavy workload in Week 14 against the Oakland Raiders.
Last week, head coach Mike Vrabel made it clear that one of the goals of every team is to find a way to get its most important players to Sunday. That’s probably what the Titans are doing here by limiting Henry’s practice reps.
Regardless, we’ll continue to update you on his status throughout the week each time another practice/injury report is released, so keep checking back here for the latest.