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Titans’ Derrick Henry suffers potentially season-ending foot injury during Week 8 win over Colts

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The Tennessee Titans are now facing the possibility of having to finish the season without their best player. On Monday morning, ESPN’s Adam Schefter first reported that running back Derrick Henry suffered a potentially season-ending foot injury during the Titans’ 34-31 overtime win over the Indianapolis Colts in Week 8. CBS Sports NFL Insider Jason La Canfora confirmed Henry was undergoing an MRI on Monday to determine the extent of the damage. 

Henry rushed 28 times for 68 yards against the Colts. It wasn’t his typical outing, as he leads the NFL in rushing yards (937) and rushing touchdowns (10). He was seen talking with trainers on the sideline in the first half while walking without one of his cleats, but he returned to the game and finished it out. Henry has been able to avoid the injury bug for the majority of his career, as he has missed just one game . Now, the MVP candidate is facing the possibility of missing a lot more.

The reigning Offensive Player of the Year became just the eighth player in NFL history to rush for 2,000 yards in a single season last year, as he led the NFL in rushing for the second straight season with 2,027 yards and 17 touchdowns. Henry was on pace for 1,991 yards and 21 touchdowns this season before he suffered his foot injury. The Titans offense runs through Henry, so this is a major development that affects how they are viewed as contenders.

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