A season that started with Super Bowl aspirations is spiraling out of control. The team lost two quarterbacks to major injuries in last week's loss to the Buffalo Bills. The losses are piling up after Thursday's embarrassing home loss to the Jaguars. And as ESPN's Dan Graziano reported, the Ravens now potentially find themselves where few expected a couple of months ago—as sellers at the trade deadline. And running back Derrick Henry's days in Baltimore could be numbered. "Henry is turning 33 in January," Graziano said. "He is scheduled to earn $12 million next year, and none of that money is guaranteed. If he isn't in Baltimore's plans beyond this year, the Ravens could find themselves fielding offers over the next week. Henry's base salary this year is just $1.255 million (he made the rest of this year's $14 million via bonuses the Ravens have already paid), so he'd be extremely easy for another team to absorb onto its cap." Now, it's far from guaranteed Henry will be traded—the Ravens are expected to bring in Jacoby Brissett as a veteran band-aid under center. But if the team does decide to pull the plug on 2026, there is no shortage of teams who could use the services of the NFL's active rushing leader. If there's an NFL team that is intimately aware of what Derrick Henry is capable of, it's the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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Having lost four consecutive games, including three straight by at least 22 points, Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry isn't concerning himself with what might happen before the Nov. 10 trade deadline. Speaking to reporters after the Ravens' 33-10 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday night, Henry was asked about his status with the organization ahead of the deadline. "I have not mentioned me going anywhere else," Henry said. "I'm saying, 'Let's go back to work. Let's try to get better and turn this thing around.'" Henry's name hadn't really popped up as a trade candidate because it was assumed the return of Lamar Jackson would elevate the Ravens back to being a playoff contender in the AFC. Instead, Jackson's uncertain status for the remainder of the season after suffering a thumb injury on his first pass attempt in Sunday's loss to the Buffalo Bills might have Baltimore rethinking its plans. ESPN's Dan Graziano cited Henry as a player to watch on the running-back market leading up to Tuesday's trade deadline. However, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport said on Friday's episode of Good Morning Football that the Ravens' acquisition of Jacoby Brissett makes it less likely they will be deadline sellers with the hope he can keep them above water with a more talented roster around him than he had in Arizona. One issue with that line of thinking, though, is the Ravens haven't been playing up to their talent level outside of the quarterback conundrum. They rank 26th in points allowed per game.
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