The 35-year-old Peterson was on a two-year, $5 million contract. By cutting him, the team takes on $750k in dead cap hit, per Spotrac, and that's it. Meanwhile Gibson is on a very team-friendly. Following his first professional season, in which he set an NFL record for most rushing yards in a single game (296), Peterson was named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us.
Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry is on track to not only win his second consecutive rushing crown, but he could also hit 2,000 yards before season's end.
Henry needs to average 156 rushing yards per game over his last three in order to do it, and with matchups against two bottom-five run defenses during the stretch run, it's certainly possible he gets there.
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Interestingly enough, the Titans will meet the Detroit Lions in Week 15, a team that sports veteran running back Adrian Peterson, the last player to rush for 2,000 yards in a single season.
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As you'd expect, Peterson was someone Henry admired growing up, and the Titans back showed the future Hall of Famer major respect on Thursday when speaking with the media, per Michael Hogan of Sports Illustrated.
'I think every kid was a fan of Adrian Peterson,' Henry said. 'I know I was coming up out of high school, middle school, even in college.
'… Big AP fan. The longevity of his career is amazing. To keep being able to have production by what he is doing. He is a future Hall of Famer. Everyone was a big fan of AP.'
The year before Peterson's 2,000-yard season in 2012, the veteran back suffered a torn ACL in 2011 but was able to make a quick recovery in order to get back in time for his historic season that also included an MVP.
Those impressive feats weren't lost on Henry, either.
'… The biggest one is when he came back from that ACL injury and went for 2,000 and won MVP,' Henry said. 'There's not many people that can do that. That mindset of him coming back and tearing the league up, that speaks volumes of the player he is and how he approaches the game.'
'I don't think there's nobody like Adrian Peterson,' Henry said. 'I think when you say generational talent, I think that he's the perfect running back or player to use that term with.'
As you'd expect, Peterson was someone Henry admired growing up, and the Titans back showed the future Hall of Famer major respect on Thursday when speaking with the media, per Michael Hogan of Sports Illustrated.
'I think every kid was a fan of Adrian Peterson,' Henry said. 'I know I was coming up out of high school, middle school, even in college.
'… Big AP fan. The longevity of his career is amazing. To keep being able to have production by what he is doing. He is a future Hall of Famer. Everyone was a big fan of AP.'
The year before Peterson's 2,000-yard season in 2012, the veteran back suffered a torn ACL in 2011 but was able to make a quick recovery in order to get back in time for his historic season that also included an MVP.
Those impressive feats weren't lost on Henry, either.
'… The biggest one is when he came back from that ACL injury and went for 2,000 and won MVP,' Henry said. 'There's not many people that can do that. That mindset of him coming back and tearing the league up, that speaks volumes of the player he is and how he approaches the game.'
'I don't think there's nobody like Adrian Peterson,' Henry said. 'I think when you say generational talent, I think that he's the perfect running back or player to use that term with.'
As far as the 2,000-yard milestone for Henry is concerned, at first he wasn't really into talking about it, but then went into detail about how special it would be to be one of the select few who have done it.
'That's a great milestone. Not many have done it (rushed for 2,000 yards),' Henry said. 'The backs that have done it, I am sure they would give a lot of thanks to their teammates, offensive line, all the guys blocking. Couldn't have done it without them. Coaching staff. It takes everyone.'
Henry and the Titans will continue their quest for individual, and more importantly team milestones against the Lions this Sunday.
