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Derrick Henry Impressed by U.S. Rugby Star Ilona Maher's Epic Olympic Stiff-Arm

United States forward Ilona Maher carries the ball against Brazil back Gabriela Lima during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Stade de France. | Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry knows a thing or two about sending defenders to the turf with vicious stiff-arms.

So it was only right that Henry chimed in on the United States' newest stiff-arm sensation, Ilona Maher, who is competing with the American women's national rugby sevens team at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Maher has gone viral in the early days of the Olympics for delivering devastating blows on her way to score for Team USA.

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