Highlight reel: The best Derrick Henry stiff arms so far (video)
By Ravi Konjeti
3rd Place – The Josh Norman Pushover
We just have to see this again.
Yea, the Titans don’t really gain much on this play. The run ends up being a modest four-yard gain at best, possibly a first down if offsetting penalties don’t negate the play.
But Henry makes a good, NFL cornerback look silly. It looks like a professional athlete against a fan in a jersey. It looks like a college recruit against a freshman on the JV team. Honestly, it looks like a child tossing away a ragdoll.
What makes this nastier is that in all honesty, it probably wasn’t even necessary! Henry had position, size, and speed to outrun and get past Norman, who is much smaller than Henry to get a tackle off on him anyway.
Yet, Henry unleashed his entire fury on him. With one strike on the shoulder, Normal flies off to the side, legs flailing in the air. It’s a pure display of Henry’s strength and athleticism to put an NFL cornerback to shame like that.
It’s a move to strike fear not only against the Bills but all NFL defenders in the future. Come at your own peril.