{"id":5325,"date":"2024-11-28T03:13:59","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T03:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=5325"},"modified":"2024-11-28T03:13:59","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T03:13:59","slug":"ravens-derrick-henry-has-brilliant-2-word-response-to-khalil-mack-snub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=5325","title":{"rendered":"Ravens Derrick Henry Has Brilliant 2-Word Response to Khalil Mack Snub"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"l-article__header\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"l-article__meta\">\n<div class=\"l-article__meta-item l-article__meta-item--dates\">\n<ul class=\"c-meta c-meta--post c-meta--list c-meta--dates\">\n<li class=\"c-meta__item c-meta__item--updated\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"l-article__content\">\n<div class=\"c-content entry-content\">\n<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2186899865-e1732752709271.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2186899865-e1732752709271.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2186899865-e1732752709271.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2186899865-e1732752709271.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Derrick Henry\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"174\" data-dom-ready-time=\"251\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span>Derrick Henry slapped down Khalil Mack with just two words.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>All-Pro defensive end\u00a0Khalil Mack\u00a0didn\u2019t want to give\u00a0Derrick Henry\u00a0his props after the\u00a0Baltimore Ravens\u00a0beat the\u00a0Los Angeles Chargers\u00a030-23 in Week 12, but the NFL\u2019s second-leading rushing isn\u2019t concerned.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Ravens running back Henry had a brilliant two-word answer to\u00a0Mack\u2019s disrespect. Speaking to reporters, including\u00a0ESPN\u2019s Jamison Hensley, on Wednesday, November 27, Henry simply replied, \u201cI don\u2019t care. That [expletive] doesn\u2019t matter. We won.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s those last two words that should sting Mack and the Chargers most. They were on a hot streak when they hosted the Ravens at SoFi Stadium on Monday Night Football, but Henry brought the Bolts crashing back to earth.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_1_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-1 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He did it in the same blunt, no-nonsense way he\u2019s been running over defenses since signing with the Ravens in the offseason. Acquiring the two-time league rushing champion in free agency is surely looking like one of the best moves general manager Eric DeCosta has ever made.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Derrick Henry Answered Khalil Mack on the Field<\/h2>\n<p>Mack might think Henry presents no challenge, but that\u2019s not how it looked on the field in California. Not when Henry tamed what had been a ferocious Chargers defense by stomping his way for\u00a05.8 yards per rush, en route to a 140-yard effort.<\/p>\n<p>Those yards put Henry in select company among those at his position. In fact, only\u00a0Saquon Barkley\u00a0of the\u00a0Philadelphia Eagles\u00a0has more rushing yards than Henry this season.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_2_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-2 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>They have both set a prolific pace by exceeding 1300 yards already, per\u00a0Sunday Night Football on NBC.<\/p>\n<p>Barkley and Henry will make their two-man tussle for this year\u2019s rushing crown personal when the Ravens host the Eagles in Week 13. If Henry can dominate another team with a burgeoning defense, he\u2019ll push the Ravens closer to reaching their ultimate goal.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_3_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-3 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_3\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Ravens, Focused on Wins, Not Compliments<\/h2>\n<p>Henry is playing no-frills football and he has no time for compliments from his fellow pros or to\u00a0stop and applaud himself. What the 30-year-old is focused on more is wins and team-wide accolades.<\/p>\n<p>The Ravens hope those accolades take the form of a championship. Hardware has proved elusive in recent years, despite the obvious talent on the roster.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_4_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-4 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_4\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Henry was signed to be the closer. The player two-time NFL MVP quarterback\u00a0Lamar Jackson\u00a0needs to split a team\u2019s focus in the biggest games.<\/p>\n<p>This Jackson and Henry double act is helping top the league\u2019s rushing charts. Baltimore\u2019s offense has amassed\u00a02,162 yards and 5.8 yards per carry\u00a0on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Henry\u2019s impact is also showing up in the passing game, where Jackson has thrown\u00a027 touchdown passes. That\u2019s good enough for a tie for the most in the league with his AFC North rival,\u00a0Cincinnati Bengals\u00a0passer\u00a0Joe Burrow.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson knows what it means to share the backfield with a playmaker on Henry\u2019s level. As No. 8 put it, \u201cI can\u2019t give him enough credit. I really can\u2019t. He\u2019s that guy,\u201d\u00a0per Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_6_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad  adthrive-content adthrive-content-6\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_5_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-5 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_5\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The leader of the Ravens knows as long as Henry is running rampant, this team can finally make good on its title potential.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GettyDerrick Henry slapped down Khalil Mack with just two words. 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