OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- During the first week of the Baltimore Ravens' organized team activities, running back Derrick Henry ran forward after a fake handoff, accidentally knocked knees with a defensive player and fell to the ground.
Things suddenly went silent at the practice field, where Henry remained on his back for what felt like an excruciating period of time. Some players even took a knee.
"I probably laid there too long," Henry said after practice. "I saw everybody's faces, but I was fine."
After a few minutes, Henry was back on his feet. He grabbed a ball to tuck under his right arm and flexed his knee a couple of times. Then, Henry was running team drills again like nothing happened.
While there has been plenty of attention about Henry's impact on NFL history -- he's 1,901 yards away from cracking the top five all-time rushers -- his durability has stabilized one of the most unsettled positions in recent Ravens history. After cutting Ray Rice following the 2013 season, Baltimore went a decade without the same running back carrying the ball over 200 times in consecutive seasons.
The Ravens went from the likes of Justin Forsett to Alex Collins to Gus Edwards to Mark Ingram II to Devonta Freeman. Baltimore enjoyed a steady amount of production in the ground game. There just wasn't much continuity during that run.
When Henry arrived from the Tennessee Titans, he ran the ball 325 times in 2024, which was the second most in team history. Henry followed that up by carrying it 307 times last season.
Over the past four seasons, Henry has been sidelined once. He has started 51 straight games.