Vrabel: Titans to make decision on Henry Friday

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Mike Vrabel: Titans to make decision on Derrick Henry Friday

By Victor Barbosa | Last updated 1/20/22

Tennessee Titans star running back Derrick Henry talked with reporters on Wednesday in anticipation of his long-awaited potential return to game action this weekend. Head coach Mike Vrabel told the media on Thursday that he wasn't ready yet to declare the 28-year-old a go for the team's AFC divisional round contest against the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday, but the decision will come imminently.

Mike Vrabel said they'll make official game determination on activating Derrick Henry tomorrow. But noted he's progressing well and his workload has increased each day.

The expectation, as we've reported this week, is that Henry will play Saturday vs. Bengals.
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Henry was placed on injured reserve on Nov. 1 after he fractured his foot in a win over the Indianapolis Colts in Week 8 and participated in padded practice for the first time since the injury on Tuesday. The two-time Pro Bowler and defending Associated Press Offensive Player of the Year was designated to return to practice on Jan. 5.

"King Henry" was on a rampant pace through the first half of the season before he went down with his injury. He recorded at least 113 rushing yards in five consecutive games from Week 2 to Week 6. The Alabama product had three separate contests during the standout stretch in which he scored three rushing touchdowns, and he finished the season with 219 carries for 937 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns.

Henry was potentially on the way to his second straight 2,000-yard season on the ground and was averaging career-highs in rushing attempts per game (27.4) and receptions per contest (2.3) at the time of his injury.

No. 1 Tennessee will host No. 4 Cincinnati at 4:30 p.m. ET on Saturday.

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