Derrick Henry Embraces His New ‘Lightning McQueen’ Nickname From Lamar Jackson

Henry is embracing his new nickname, saying this week he doesn’t want to be called anything besides “McQueen.”

“Don’t call me Derrick, just call me McQueen,” Henry said with a smile. “I’m kidding, it was funny. I didn’t think that would be the comparison, but ‘L’ is ‘L.’ I told him he needs to be a comedian when he’s done playing, but I definitely got a kick and a laugh out of that.

“I just made sure, I was said, ‘Were you serious on that?’ He was like, ‘I’m dead serious.’ I was like, ‘OK, well, McQueen it is then.’ … I’m sure everybody knows about the ‘Ka-chow’ because everybody has seen Lightning McQueen.”