There has been plenty of speculation this offseason about whether or not the Tennessee Titans could trade running back Derrick Henry, with some considering the idea and others scoffing at it.
Well, we might have our first bit of smoke to the potential fire that would be trading Henry.
According to Michael Silver of Bally Sports, who got his information from current general managers around the league, the Titans were shopping Henry for a trade during the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.
According to my sources — all of them current general managers — Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry, Los Angeles Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey and Arizona Cardinals receiver DeAndre Hopkins are among the players who’ve been shopped in recent days.
The Titans trading Henry could never be ruled out given the recent change at general manager and potential for a rebuild.
Henry is in the final year of his deal and will account for a cap hit of $16.36 million. The thought has been that perhaps Tennessee would restructure or extend him to lower that.
If traded, the Titans would incur a dead-cap hit of $10.1 million in 2023, while saving about $6.2 million.
Dealing one of the best players in franchise history would be a very tough pill to swallow, but with Henry approaching the age of 30 in January and the Titans possibly looking to blow it up, the move would be understandable.
