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Momentum of Derrick Henry Compared to Wrecking Ball by Sports Science

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That headline gave me great pleasure to type. You have no idea how many times I have said that exact same thing. Thanks to ESPN Sports Science, I now have something to back it up.

The segments that appears on ESPN occasionally had some fascinating facts on Henry’s skills, but the wrecking ball comparison had me floored.

To get that comparison, Sports Science showed that Henry could plow through 1,500 pounds of heavy bags in 1.397 seconds. That’s 27-percent faster than any running back that they have tested in the last four years.