{"id":31153,"date":"2025-03-07T03:06:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T03:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=31153"},"modified":"2025-03-07T03:06:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T03:06:08","slug":"bold-move-eagles-dare-ravens-to-extend-henry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=31153","title":{"rendered":"BOLD MOVE: Eagles dare Ravens to extend Henry"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Philadelphia Eagles made good on Saquon Barkley’s season with a Super Bowl and a contract extension. Will the Baltimore Ravens do the same?<\/div>\n
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The\u00a0B<\/a>altimore Ravens\u00a0know they got away with a steal given the success running back\u00a0Derrick Henry\u00a0had in 2024. Henry led the league in touchdowns and the Ravens were second in expected points added per play and success rate on the ground.<\/p>\n

If they were hoping to get away with that robbery of a two-year, $16 million deal, the early-offseason moves around the league haven\u2019t been kind to them.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Los Angeles Rams\u00a0almost lost\u00a0quarterback\u00a0Matthew Stafford, who felt underpaid in an era of $50 million quarterbacks. On the verge of being traded, he got the restructured deal he was searching for. Days later, the\u00a0Philadelphia Eagles\u00a0extended the only back better from Henry\u2019s free agent class,\u00a0Saquon Barkley.<\/p>\n

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Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry runs to score a touchdown at M&T Bank Stadium.<\/p>\n

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The deal \u2013 unnecessary given the nature of his three-year, $37.75 million contract \u2013 made Barkley the league\u2019s first $20 million per-year running back. At two years, $41.2 million with $36 million guaranteed, Barkley was well compensated for his 2,000-yard campaign.<\/p>\n