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Running back Derrick Henry said last week that he hasn't thought about how much longer he wants to play. However, he has thought about where he wants to end his playing days.

"When I'm done playing, I want it to be here," Henry told Up & Adams host Kay Adams at training camp on Wednesday.

That Henry wants to end his career in Baltimore is great news for Ravens fans. That Henry reiterated on social media after the interview that he isn't contemplating retirement is even better.

"I would like to finish my playing career with Ravens . I never said anything about retiring lol , I’m enjoying being a Raven . I’ll worry about that retirement sh* later .", Henry said.

Henry, 32, is under contract through 2027.

Transcript of Interview (JJ Picollo to FOX4's Rob Collins):

>I was told of those reports. I think that was definitely overstated, that there’s a lot of interest and we’re turning down discussions. That’s not it. That’s not how it happened.

>There were teams that were interested in [Michael] Wacha and [Seth] Lugo, and what we just explained to clubs is, 'With the core of players that we have coming back in ’26, and [given] that we need starting pitching, we hold those guys in high esteem and we value them quite a bit. But if you have great interest in them, please come to us and talk to us about it.'

>Some clubs chose to have some more discussions, some clubs chose not to. So I don’t know how they value those players. There was obviously a lot of other pitchers that were traded today.

>I think the big takeaway that I think is important to understand, you know, you trade a Michael Wacha, you trade a Seth Lugo, you’re really getting—, you’re going to get prospects back, which is not a bad thing, but it also depends on where your team’s timeline is.

>And right now, with the injuries we’ve suffered this year, we’re going to be active trying to build a starting rotation up, given the injuries we have, guys that won’t be available for the better part of next year. So we’ve got a lot of work to do to try and rebuild the [major league] pitching staff. So getting prospects back that are three years away, four years away, wasn’t that exciting to us.

>But it doesn’t mean we weren’t going to listen. It just never got to the point where I would categorize it as ‘great interest’. There was some interest, but there wasn’t great interest in [Wacha & Lugo]. So if we were able to get a bat, get another arm in return that are already in the major leagues, that’s a different discussion. But when we’re a team that’s not in contention right now, and you’re dealing with teams that are in contention, the last thing they want to do is really take off of their major league team. So that makes it a difficult match.

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[Collins] JJ Picollo on Bob Nightengale's report that the Royals rebuffed significant interest in RHPs Michael Wacha and Seth Lugo at the trade deadline: "I think that was definitely overstated ... That's not how it happened. [...] There was some interest, but there wasn't great interest in them."

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