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Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry warms up before an NFL game against the Cleveland Browns on Oct. 16, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn.

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The Heisman Trophy is something that Derrick Henry will "cherish for the rest of my life." But the national-championship ring that the running back also won at Alabama means more because "you're sharing that as a group of men."

Now a rookie with the Tennessee Titans, Henry talked about his college success last week as a guest on "The Rashad Johnson Show," a radio program on WPRT-FM 102.5 in Nashville hosted by another former Alabama standout who is the Titans' free safety.

Henry won the 2015 Heisman Trophy by setting SEC single-season records with 395 carries for 2,219 yards and 28 touchdowns. He won the award over fellow finalists Christian McCaffrey of Stanford and Deshaun Watson of Clemson.

"Before the announcement, I thought I was going to have a heart attack," Henry said. "My heart was beating about 10 times faster than it normally does. Just a night I'll treasure the rest of my life, remember the rest of my life. Any kid that plays football, grew up playing football their whole life, that's one of their dreams - to win the Heisman Trophy. I know when I used to play NCAA (videogame), I used to put my player on 99 just to make sure I got the Heisman every time.

"But I give all the credit to my teammates and coaches. I couldn't have done that without them."

Henry said his Heisman is "back home with family" in Florida.

Henry's running helped propel Alabama to the 2015 CFP national championship.

"I think the Heisman Trophy is something that I will cherish for the rest of my life," Henry said when asked to compare his Heisman and national-championship ring. "But I feel like without my teammates and my coaches, the Heisman Trophy wouldn't be there. And our whole goal from when I got there was to win a national championship. And being there two years and being so close, then finally getting there, it was like a relief because you work so hard - blood, sweat and tears, day in and day out - and spending so much time at the facility - every day, countless hours - and the coaches being away from their families. For us to finally get that, it was just something that I'll remember for the rest of my life because you're sharing that as a group of men. It's not just one individual."

While the Crimson Tide won the national title for the 2015 season as a team, Henry said his teammates also took great interest in his individual award.

"When I got in the conversation about the Heisman," Henry said, "every game we had, about the third quarter my offensive linemen would be like, 'How many yards do you have right now? Where we at?' I'd be like, 'Ya'll calm down. Don't worry about that. Let's just keep winning.' But it was funny."

Henry hasn't had many yards lately for the Titans because he hasn't had many chances as DeMarco Murray's backup.

Henry had his most productive game of the season on Oct. 9 in Tennessee's 30-17 victory over the Miami Dolphins with 54 yards on seven carries. But in the next game - a 28-26 victory over the Cleveland Browns - Henry had two carries for 7 yards and caught two passes for 20 yards. On Sunday, in the Titans' 34-26 loss to the Indianapolis Colts, Henry had one rushing attempt for 3 yards.

Murray ran for 65 yards on 21 carries against the Browns and 107 yards on 25 carries against the Colts.

"A little bit of that, yeah," Tennessee coach Mike Mularkey said on Monday when asked if Murray's performance was limiting Henry's touches. "Again, we have things in the game plan for Derrick. We can't call them all. I think DeMarco is running very well right now."

Murray ranks third in the NFL with 633 rushing yards on 139 carries this season. Henry has 161 yards on 37 carries.

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The Titans kick off Week 8 of the NFL's 2016 season when they host the Jacksonville Jaguars at 7:25 p.m. CDT Thursday. NFL Network will televise the game.