Derrick Henry gave social media a little practice-field chaos this week, and the clip traveled fast.
WBAL-TV’s Samantha Croston posted video of Henry walking past a coach in a purple jacket before the Ravens star caught him in the midsection and kept moving like nothing had happened. The coach doubled over, and Croston summed up the moment with, “Derrick Henry that was not very nice😂,”
Polymarket Football took the same clip and leaned all the way into the drama: “🚨YIKES: Derrick Henry hits a coach at practice 😳,” the account wrote.
Fans, naturally, had a field day. “This is unacceptable.
He should be suspended against only the Cleveland Browns as a punishment,” one fan joked. “Sheesh Derrick he’s got kids!
🤪🤪🤪😂😂😂😂😂,” one user said. “Derrick, the playground bully🤣,” one fan joked.
Henry has been on the serious end of the spotlight plenty this season, too. He’s shouldered major production for Baltimore, and he was central in Sunday’s 30-23 overtime win over the Atlanta Falcons. He rushed for 102 yards, caught an 18-yard touchdown pass and also handled a direct snap on the tying two-point conversion.
It wasn’t the first time Henry has brushed off a scare with a laugh, either. At May OTAs, after falling to the turf and prompting some concern, he downplayed it with, “I laid on the ground a little bit,” Henry said.
Baltimore’s win over Atlanta left the Ravens alone in first place in the AFC North. They now head to Huntington Bank Field to face the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.
On the Cleveland side, Browns defensive end Jared Verse laid out the challenge through the team’s website: “He’s the size of a D-end. He’s a very strong back and he has the speed of a running back,” Verse said.
The Browns are giving up 117.4 rushing yards per game, according to Browns.com, which ranks 15th most in the league. They’re also coming off a 17-12 loss to the New York Jets.
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