Derrick Henry Says Lamar, Ravens Removing Ping Pong Was 'What We Needed to Focus'

Derrick Henry agreed with Lamar Jackson's decision to remove a ping pong table from the Baltimore Ravens' locker room.

"Yeah, we needed it," Henry said during a Tuesday appearance on The Rich Eisen Show (3:00 mark). "That's what we needed to focus. We can do all of that ping pong stuff later, we've got a job to do."

"Anything that's considered a game is gone," he added.

Brian Wacker, Josh Tolentino, Sam Cohn and Sam Jane of the Baltimore Sun reported Oct. 20 that a basketball hoop, ping pong table, cornhole boards and video game consoles were taken out of Baltimore's locker room after the team fell to 1-3 on the season.

Jackson eventually revealed that he was the one who had the games removed.

"We had to focus," Jackson told reporters on Oct. 28. "I wouldn't say people don't take the job serious, don't get me wrong, but I didn't feel like it was the time for that, you know. We've got a lot of work to do."

The Ravens sat at just 1-5 through six games with Jackson sidelined due to a hamstring injury, but defeated the Chicago Bears in Week 8 with backup Tyler Huntley starting under center before securing a 28-6 win over the Miami Dolphins in the two-time MVP's return on Thursday.

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Baltimore is now back in the playoff hunt with a 3-5 record, just two games behind the Pittsburgh Steelers for the No. 1 spot in the AFC North.

Henry has also been a key factor in the Ravens' recent success, with 312 of his 629 rush yards this year coming in his past three games.