Titans make Derrick Henry highest-paid running back

The Tennessee Titans have reworked superstar running back Derrick Henry‘s contract, making him the highest-paid player at the position for the 2022 NFL season.

Henry’s salary jumps from $12 million to $14 million, NFL Network reported.

Ezekiel Elliott ($12.4 million), Alvin Kamara ($11.5 million), Dalvin Cook ($8.9 million) and Joe Mixon ($8.7 million) come in behind Henry for 2022 running back salaries.

Henry, 28, originally signed a four-year, $50 million deal with the franchise in 2020. He will still be a free agent after the 2023 season.

Henry missed nine games in 2021 due to a foot injury but returned for the postseason, where the Titans lost at home to the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC Divisional Round. The running back still mustered 937 rushing yards and 10 rushing touchdowns on 219 rushing attempts (4.3 yards per carry). 

Henry finished the 2020 season with an NFL-best 2,027 rushing yards and 17 rushing touchdowns on 378 rushing attempts (5.4 yards per carry). He has three 1,000-plus-yard rushing seasons under his belt.

Tennessee selected Henry with the 45th pick in the 2016 NFL Draft out of Alabama.