Derrick Henry is taking note of Grant Delpit’s swipe at him this week.
The Cleveland Browns safety Delpit made waves on Thursday with a shady comment directed towards the Baltimore Ravens running back Henry ahead of Sunday’s game between the two teams. Speaking with reporters after practice, Delpit was asked about the challenge of trying to tackle the multi-time NFL rushing leader Henry.
In response, Delpit said that it was “not hard” to tackle Henry (also producing a smirk on his face when he said it).
Later in the day on Thursday, Henry was asked by reporters for his reaction to Delpit’s comment.
“I saw that,” said Henry in response. “I saw his coach had a quote, and then he had a quote. We’ll see on Sunday.”
It is unclear what the context was behind Henry’s apparent reference to Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski there. Stefanski did comment on Henry earlier in the week but was extremely complimentary of the five-time Pro Bowl running back in his remarks.
Here's #Browns coach Kevin Stefanski's only comment on Derrick Henry this week:
— Chris Easterling (@ceasterlingABJ) September 11, 2025
“Great player. I mean, everybody saw it the other night. He’s a rare combination of size, speed, power, you name it. So again, somebody that we have a tremendous amount of respect for.” https://t.co/9EHQLRkWsR
As for Delpit, he is no slouch himself as one of the game’s better and higher-paid safeties. But Henry, at 6-foot-2 and 252 pounds, is still near the peak of his powers and is coming off an enormous 169-yard, two-touchdown performance against Buffalo in Week 1 (that even had opposing fans throwing things at him). Delpit probably would have been better off not stirring the pot with Henry before Sunday’s divisional grudge match.
