Derrick Henry Says He's 'Right at Home' in Ravens' Offense with Lamar Jackson

Four-time Pro Bowl running back Derrick Henry says he feels "right at home" with the Baltimore Ravens.

"I'm comfortable now. I'm right at home," Henry said Tuesday, per the team's press conference transcript. "Training camp was good. We got a lot better; [we're] still getting better, but I'm comfortable and right at home."

Henry agreed to a two-year, $16 million deal with the Ravens in free agency after eight seasons with the Tennessee Titans.

After leading the NFL in rushing attempts for four of the last five seasons, Henry is set to add a new dynamic to the offense led by quarterback Lamar Jackson when the Ravens open the season on Sept. 5 against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Jackson led all NFL quarterbacks last season with 821 rushing yards. Adding Henry, who racked up more than 7,000 rushing yards over his last five seasons in Tennessee, gives opposing defenses a different dimension to gameplan for.

Henry, who isn't expected to participate in preseason action with the Ravens, told reporters he and Jackson have been working on "practicing read options and the mesh point" while training, according to the team transcript.

"We work on out it here, and if there's anything we need to talk about amongst each other, we do that," Henry said. "[We are] just going through that out here, running the plays, and getting a feel for it and executing. That's the big thing – just making it work."

Henry also addressed his need to adjust to the way the Ravens offense is structured around Jackson.

Since Jackson became Baltimore's full-time starter in 2019, the Ravens have taken advantage of his running abilities by using shotgun and pistol formations more than any other NFL team, per ESPN's Jamison Hensley.

Last season Jackson took 84.2 percent of his snaps from one of those two, while less than half of Henry's carries under center took place in the same formations, per Next Gen Stats and NFL.com's Kevin Patra.

But Henry told reporters it was "not at all" a challenge to adjust to the new formations.

"We ran pistol before [while I was with] Tennessee and ran out of shotgun," Henry said. "My biggest thing is doing my job and doing my job effectively [while] being efficient."

Henry said in May after signing his new deal with the Ravens that it was "really a no-brainer" to come to Baltimore, where he said he was looking forward to joining a team that's "always in the conversation," Hayley Salvatore reported for BaltimoreRavens.com. He will now hope to make a strong debut against the defending champions as the Ravens look to begin their climb to a third straight playoff berth this fall.