NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Not long after Derrick Henry arrived in Music City, he struggled through a drill under the watch of then-running back coach Sylvester Croom.

It was an unsure rookie and an unfamiliar drill, but it was visually arresting for a Heisman Trophy winner and second-round pick.

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As minicamp closed up, after watching him crush similar stuff four years later, I thought it would be interesting to show him that video. And lucky for me he went along with it as he left the field Wednesday.

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