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It appears as though the Baltimore Ravens’ plan with running back Derrick Henry is for him to not get the much-speculated-about Saquon Barkley-like contract extension any time soon.<\/p>\n

Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta said so at his pre-draft press conference Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n

“We have a lot of different balls in air right now,” DeCosta said, via the team’s official transcript. “That’s probably what I would say on that. I’m not going to talk about what we’re doing [or] what we’re not doing behind the scenes business-wise with these guys. I don’t think it’s good for me to do that, but I would say that aside from the draft, as you all know, we’re looking at guys that are still available, free agents on the street. We’re looking at re-signing our own guys.<\/p>\n

“We’re blessed to have a bunch of really good players, and we’re going to try and keep as many of those guys as we can. It’s a challenge.”<\/p>\n

We don’t have to take that as an official “no.” But it’s quite clearly at least an official “not yet.”<\/p>\n

Henry inked a two-year, $16 million contract\u00a0with the Ravens before last season in free agency. He is set to earn $6 million in base salary this season.<\/p>\n

There were questions entering last year whether the five-time Pro Bowler had too much tread worn off his tires. Henry silenced those queries with thunder.<\/p>\n

Henry torched opponents for 1,921 yards and a league-high 16 touchdowns on 325 carries. His rushing total would normally have led the league if it were not for Barkley’s 2,005 almost record breaking season.<\/p>\n

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Henry’s deal is, in short, a massive bargain for the Ravens.<\/p>\n

Barkley was rewarded with a two-year, $41.2 million extension early in the offseason by the Philadelphia Eagles. Henry, 31, is waiting for the Ravens to make a decision after the draft as to whether or not they want to extend his deal.<\/p>\n

But the decision is clearly on the Baltimore back burner for now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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