Derrick Henry’s spot in future Adam Sandler film hinges on cracking this NFL milestone

Derrick Henry’s spot in future Adam Sandler film hinges on cracking this NFL milestone

Coming to the big screen near you: Adam Sandler and Derrick Henry (maybe).

This week, Baltimore’s star running back revealed to Dan Patrick, a good friend of Sandler’s, that Sandler is his favorite actor and that he’d love to meet him one day.

Patrick then upped the ante as he told Henry, who compiled 1,921 rushing yards last season in his first year with the Ravens, that if he could surpᴀss 2,000 yards next season, he’d make sure to get him a spot in a Sandler movie.

Adam Sandler spoke to Derrick Henry in a video to agree to the deal that would land Henry a role in a Sandler movie. The Dan Patrick Show

The iconic actor and comedian agreed wholeheartedly.

“Yo Derrick, I just woke up, you know that. That’s why I look disgusting — on top of the fact that I am disgusting,” Sandler joked at the start of a video message for Henry. “I love ya, congrats on everything, 2,000 yards-plus gets you not only in the movie, but we have a nice dinner together and we talk about Dan Patrick’s facial hair and how hard it is to grow it.”

Henry watched the video, grinning ear to ear.

“That’s my dog, man,” Henry said as Sandler’s message concluded. “Hell yeah, man, that’s cool as hell.”

Henry then sent a heartfelt message to Patrick to thank him for getting him in contact with his favorite actor.

“Dan thank you for sending the message for the video, that was really cool!” the Ravens running back wrote. “Much love!”

Dan Patrick helped Derrick Henry get in contact with Adam Sandler. The Dan Patrick Show

So, the stakes have been raised. 

Henry has reached 2,000 yards in a season just once across his nine-year NFL career — hitting the mark in year No. 5 of his eight seasons spent with the Tennessee тιтans.

In his inaugural season with the Ravens in 2024-25, he just barely missed the mark.

Derrick Henry came up just short of 2,000 yards last season. AP

But by coming up just 79 yards short, the 31-year-old — who was awarded a $30 million extension with the Ravens last month — certainly showed that he’s got some left in the tank as he looks to jumpstart his movie career on the one condition that Patrick and Sandler laid out for him.

The five-time Pro Bowler and 2020 AP Offensive Player of the Year has appeared in plenty of advertisements and commercials across his NFL years, so he’s got some acting chops already.

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