King Henry falls from grace with broken toe, AP up next?

The NFL lost one of the premier players in the league this Sunday. The Tennessee Titans star halfback Derrick Henry went down with a break in his foot.

The 6’3, 238 lb bellcow back suffered a fifth metatarsal fracture in his foot.

This injury will reportedly take at least six weeks to heal. At that point, we’d be looking at week 16 to 18 of the regular season for the King’s return to the throne.

While Henry’s season is likely to be cut short, it’s important to give him the credit he deserves for a spectacular season-and-a half of football.

Henry is currently leading the league in rushing with 937 rushing yards and 10 rushing touchdowns. Second in rushing yards this season is Jonathan Taylor with 649 yards and six touchdowns.

King Henry’s outstanding statistics this season do not showcase how spectacular he’s been.

Last year, Henry led the league in rushing, similar to how he would have finished this year if not for the fractured foot. Last season, Henry threw up 2,037 yards on 378 attempts. Henry also managed to find paydirt 17 times while rushing the football.

Henry has been a menace ever since earning the starting position his second year in the league.

Similarly to how he had to earn his starting job, he had to earn his nickname. Henry’s signature move is the stiff arm, and that’s because he has bad intentions every time he breaks it out.

A few times a year, sports media will publish clips of this terrifying stiff arm, sending a sad, small cornerback flying through the air.

Not only does King Henry have the power to literally throw people off him but he also has speed to accompany his super strength.

Henry currently holds the fastest time clocked by the NFL using next gen stats this season, which makes sense because despite his massive body, he’s always had speed.

During his draft combine, Henry clocked a 4.45 40-yard dash.

Through production, natural talent and being in the MVP conversation the last two years, this Titan has without a doubt earned his name, King Henry.

When you lose your king in chess, you lose the game.

Luckily for the Tennessee Titans these rules don’t apply in the game of football. Despite losing the most important piece of their offense, the Titans are still in good position to make the playoffs.

Sitting on top of the AFC South with a record of 6-2, the Titans have a comfortable lead on their divisional opponents.

The rest of their division is pathetic, hosting the 3-5 Colts and a pair of two one-win teams in the Jaguars and Texans.

It’s clear we’re likely going to see this Titans team in the playoffs.

Quarterback Ryan Tannehill has been consistently productive the last few years, which should be easy to do with emerging superstar wide receiver A.J Brown and offseason acquisition Julio Jones.

Jones will need to step up his current production if the Titans want to keep winning without Henry.

This will also be a true test to see how consistent Tannehill can be without someone to hand the ball off 25 plus times to.

Then again, the Titans may have already found that guy by picking up Henry’s replacement.

A 36-year-old Adrian Peterson might just be ready to take the throne for himself once again.