The Baltimore Ravens and Derrick Henry made history on Wednesday with a two-year, $30 million extension that includes $25 million in fully guaranteed money, per Adam Schefter via agent Todd France.
It becomes the largest contract in NFL history for a running back over the age of 30.
And it represents something else, the 1 thing both sides got right, above all ...
No muss. No fuss.
What did he "deserve''? Well, what does Trey Hendrickson "deserve'' from a Cincinnati Bengals front office he now says lied to him? What does Micah Parsons "deserve'' from a Dallas Cowboys team that makes such a public show of its contract dealings?
In Baltimore, they figured it out.
Quietly.
The 31-year-old Henry carried the ball 325 times for 1,921 yards last season - his first in Baltimore - and scored 16 touchdowns. Henry left the Titans in free agency after eight years in Tennessee to play with the Ravens.
Henry was taken by the Titans in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft with the 45th overall pick out of Alabama, where he won the Heisman Trophy after the 2015 season.
In college, Henry posted 602 carries for 3,591 yards and 42 touchdowns, averaging 6.2 yards percarry over three seasons and 39 career games.
Since turning pro, the former Crimson Tide running back has made five Pro Bowls, been named AP First-Team All-Pro once and AP Second-Team All-Pro twice, and won the 2020 AP Offensive Player of the Year award.
He led the league in rushing yards that season with 2,027 and yards from scrimmage with 2,141, and tied the NFL record for the longest run from scrimmage in 2018 with a 99-yard touchdown carry.
Before the extension, Henry was set to play out the final year on his two-year contract signed last offseason with the Ravens. It now appears he'll finish out his pro football career in Baltimore, much to the chagrin of the rest of the AFC North.
And he will create a big bang on the field ... without making much noise during contract talks away from it.