After the Tennessee Titans recently decided to trade franchise legend Kevin Byard to the Philadelphia Eagles, many have assumed the team is now willing to sell any of its veteran players for the right price.
Running back Derrick Henry has been at the forefront of a lot of the latest rumors, which makes sense considering he’s someone who could potentially help to take a contending team over the top.
With that said, trading Henry away won’t be cheap. It isn’t the type of move the team is going to make just to save money, especially when they’re already expected to have over $99 million in cap space next season, per Over The Cap.
Which means that Tennessee is likely going to need worthy draft compensation more than anything else to move arguably the greatest player in Titans history.
Buck Reising of A to Z Sports reportedly received some intel, and it appears that the Titans have at least one relatively serious suitor at the moment.
Here is what Reising had to say in a recent article:
The Baltimore Ravens (5-2) are the team most interested in acquiring Henry as of Wednesday, but any potential deal could fall through if the compensation is not right.
He also goes on to mention how Tennessee will likely have to meet the Ravens in the middle by eating some of Henry’s salary in order to get the type of compensation it is likely seeking.
In my personal opinion, I’m not moving Henry for anything less than a second-round pick. He’s still one of the best running backs in the NFL. Moving on from him will come at the cost of taking one of the best players on the offensive side of the ball who could help your young quarterback, Will Levis, develop.
However, everyone has a price, and if the Ravens are able to produce an offer the Titans simply cannot refuse, then Tennessee must strongly consider doing something that could help them with its inevitable rebuild that is likely going to take place this offseason.
Only time will tell if any of this comes to fruition, but this one definitely bears watching up until Tuesday’s trade deadline.
