While working drill with Derrick Henry, Tennessee Titans coach suffers injury
By Jake Rill
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Derrick Henry is a tough running back to stop, which many opposing defenders have learned over the years while facing the Tennessee Titans and former Alabama running back.
Apparently, Henry is tough to stop in drills at practice, too.
At Titans practice on Wednesday, head coach Mike Vrabel was seen with a taped-up right hand, which appeared to be injured. How’d that happen? Well, Vrabel hurt it on Henry’s helmet while working with the running back during a stiff-arm drill.
Here’s a look at Vrabel’s hand, courtesy of Jim Wyatt of Titans Online:
.@Titans HC Mike Vrabel busted up his right hand today on @KingHenry_2’s helmet while working with the RB in a stiff-arm drill and got taped up early in practice. pic.twitter.com/A5Qa5UT8oG
— Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) October 30, 2019
Of course, the 44-year-old Vrabel may be a head coach but he can still hold his own. He was a linebacker in the NFL from 1997-2010, playing 206 career games with the Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs.
It also shows the effort and intensity that Henry brings to the field, even at practice. The former Crimson Tide standout is in his fourth NFL season after being drafted by the Titans in the second round of the 2016 draft.
This season, Henry has 581 yards and five touchdowns on the ground, along with 128 receiving yards and a receiving score. He’ll look to add to those numbers on Sunday, when the Titans travel to play the Carolina Panthers at 1 p.m. ET on CBS.
Jake Rill contributes to news coverage for Saturday Down South. He has covered the SEC since 2016.
