Derrick Henry gets candid about his NFL and Ravens future: Worry about that retirement sh* later

Derrick Henry is setting the record straight after his comments led to speculation about his future. While broadcasting “Up and Adams” from Ravens training camp, host Kay Adams spoke with the five-time Pro Bowl running back and asked him about Baltimore possibly being his final stop in his career.Henry replied by explaining that he had a desire to finish his career in Charm City. “When I’m done playing, I wanted to be done playing here,” Henry said.

“When I hang it up, Baltimore will be the last place I want to be.” Henry later took to social media to clarify his comments and add more context. “I would like to finish my playing career with Ravens,” he wrote on X.“I never said anything about retiring lol, I’m enjoying being a Raven.

I’ll worry about that retirement sh* later.”The 32-year-old hasn’t lost any of his edge and is coming off a season in which he rushed for 1,595 yards and 16 touchdowns. Henry had already addressed the idea of retiring earlier in training camp when he told reporters that it wasn’t “even my mindset.”“I don’t try to enter another season thinking about retiring and have that on my mind,” Henry said recently, according to The Athletic.“That’s not even my mindset.

My mindset is: How can I get better, be the best I can be so we can be the best team we can be? But no, I haven’t thought about retirement at all.”The 10-year veteran has spent two seasons with the Ravens after the team signed him at the age of 30 before the 2024 campaign. He’s rushed for 3,516 yards and scored 34 touchdowns for Baltimore, averaging 5.6 yards per carry....