Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry is receiving plenty of love and recognition after his 250-yard game in Week 17 against the Houston Texans put him over the top for a 2,000-yard season.
After accomplishing the feat, Henry is now the eighth player in NFL history do so, and the first to reach the milestone since Adrian Peterson did it with the Minnesota Vikings in 2012.
While six of the seven members of the 2,000-yard club have congratulated Henry on joining their rare company, the Alabama productโs teammates also took to Twitter to acknowledge their teammatesโ accomplishment.
Hereโs a look at what they had to say about that and their Week 17, AFC South-clinching win over the Texans:
When you win the division and have a 2k running back! @Titans @Nate_Davis73 @Rodger_Saffold @DavidQberry @KingHenry_2 @TaylorLewan77 and of course Ben Jones pic.twitter.com/kLhuohO6lf
โ Dennis Kelly (@DennisKelly67) January 4, 2021
2k boys! 8th time ever in the history of the NFL to have a 2k yard rusher. So proud and honored to be apart of this HISTORIC group of good brothers!
@KingHenry_2 @DavidQberry @Nate_Davis73 @Titans @Rodger_Saffold @JamilDouglas_ @Brown1arthur @TaylorLewan77 +Brew,Ty,and Ben pic.twitter.com/26GIYFivIV
โ Dennis Kelly (@DennisKelly67) January 4, 2021
Won NOT DONE! #TitanUp #Titans
MR.2K ! AFC South Champs! pic.twitter.com/CR2tCrOKdfโ Senorise Perry (@SenoriseP) January 4, 2021
AFC SOUTH CHAMPIONS
Also Congrats to my Brudda @KingHenry_2 on 2โฃK
pic.twitter.com/BvjTPegSGR
โ Darrynton Evans (@ItzLiveee) January 4, 2021
LONG LIVE THE KING!
โ Khari Blasingame (@KB_TwoThree) January 4, 2021
The
ran for 2K happy for al of these guys! @Titans pic.twitter.com/53CLmox3T6
โ Jerry Ainsworth (@TaylorLewan77) January 4, 2021
Had to get down and dirty for that 2K #FURYROAD
#AFCSouthChamps pic.twitter.com/QJ13oAkyx5
โ Rodger Saffold (@Rodger_Saffold) January 4, 2021
AFC South Divisional Champs
#WonNotDone
@ NRG Stadium https://t.co/zFFNDlcIFa
โ Cameron Batson (@KillaCam_3_) January 4, 2021
Henry expressed how honored he was to join the club with this post on Twitter:
Honored to be able to join the legends of the game !
@BarrySanders @ChrisJohnson28 @AdrianPeterson @TheRealOJ32 @Jamal31Lewis @EricDickerson @Terrell_Davis #2K
GOD IS THE GREATEST & MY TEAMMATESโ ๎Derrick Henry ๎ฝ๎ (@KingHenry_2) January 4, 2021
Henry, who completed the first back-to-back rushing titles since 2006-07, also completed the Triple Crown for running backs, which is leading the NFL in rushing yards (2,027), attempts (378) and touchdowns (17).
Henry and the Titans will look to keep the good times rolling when they host the Baltimore Ravens in the Wild Card Round on Sunday.
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