In an era of instant highlight videos on social media, an otherwise forgettable 4-yard run went viral. Derrick Henry, the bruising tailback of the Tennessee Titans, was its star: He lured a 200-pound cornerback in close, grabbed a hold of his shoulder, and simply shoved him to the ground. The whole video clip, from start to finish, took only a few seconds.
The fact that the run was negated by offsetting penalties could not have mattered less. King Henry had humiliated Josh Norman, a former All-Pro, adding him to a collection of famous defenders he had destroyed with the most antique of football moves: the stiff arm.