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Titans star Derrick Henry praises Detroit Lions RB Adrian Peterson

Detroit Lions running back Adrian Peterson has a reservation in the NFL Hall of Fame awaiting him when his illustrious career comes to a close. But for now, he’s continuing to grind it out on the field.

And he’s got a fan in Tennessee Titans RB Derrick Henry.

Henry, who needs just 468 yards in the final three games of the season to hit the 2,000 milestone, discussed what accomplishing the feat would mean for him – as well as the inspiration.

“That’s a great milestone,” Henry said. “Not many have done it. I’m sure the backs that have done it would give a lot of thanks to their teammates, O-line, all the guys blocking. Couldn’t have done it without them, the coaching staff. It takes everyone.”

Growing up, Henry looked up to Peterson, whom he and the Titans will be facing on Sunday,

“I think every kid was a fan of Adrian Peterson,” Henry said. “I know I was coming up. High school, even in college. Adrian and Marshawn (Lynch) were the top two for awhile. But big AP fan. The longevity in his career is amazing. To keep being able to have production. He’s a Hall of Famer. Everyone is a big fan of AP.”

“I don’t think there’s anybody like Adrian Peterson,” Henry said. “When you say, ‘generational talent,’ I think he’s the perfect running back or player to use that term with. … There’s plenty of highlights you can pick from ‘All Day’s’ game. … I think the biggest was he came back after tearing his ACL, ran for 2,000, MVP. There’s not many people that can do that. Him coming back and tearing the league up, that speaks volumes of the type of player he is.”

Peterson was the last NFL RB to hit the 2,000 yards mark in 2012, winning the rushing title in the process.

– – Quotes via Paul Skrbina of The Tennessean Link – –

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