Henry Cleared to Practice

[Bengals1]

The NFL has notified the Bengals that WR Chris Henry has been cleared to return to on-field practice, to begin his preparation for a possible return to the active roster following the team’s Nov. 4 game at Buffalo.

Henry is practicing today as the rest of the team begins it week of preparation for Sunday’s game against Pittsburgh. Earlier this year, Henry was suspended by the league for Games 1-8 of this season, due to violations of NFL policies. The suspension is to end after the Buffalo game.”

[Jet23]

The NFL has notified the Bengals that WR Chris Henry has been cleared to return to on-field practice, to begin his preparation for a possible return to the active roster following the team’s Nov. 4 game at Buffalo.

Henry is practicing today as the rest of the team begins it week of preparation for Sunday’s game against Pittsburgh. Earlier this year, Henry was suspended by the league for Games 1-8 of this season, due to violations of NFL policies. The suspension is to end after the Buffalo game.”

That's great. I was sweating that, given what happened to OT. Thanks God!

[Casey]

That is a very good sign.

[ShulaSteakhouse]

Excellent news - he should be ready to go first game back hopefully, and I assume this means he's not done anything to jeopardize his reinstatement (and uh, returned his stolen rental car).

[Bengals1]

Excellent news - he should be ready to go first game back hopefully, and I assume this means he's not done anything to jeopardize his reinstatement (and uh, returned his stolen rental car).

Yeah, you'd think, huh. But how much you wanna' bet he gets caught jay walking or somethin' in the next two weeks and Goodell decides to re-suspend him till 2010!

[Bobcat Bengal]

Damn, we coulda really used him up to this point.

[James_Brooks21]

Damn, we coulda really used him up to this point.

Yeah we could really use him, on the defensive side of the ball. I'm about to give up on the Ahmad Brooks watch, he doesn't play enough games in a row to improve.

[kenyon1977]

hopefully he can stay out of trouble for a little longer and not get hurt in practice.

[Kazkal]

Damn, we coulda really used him up to this point.

Yeah we could really use him, on the defensive side of the ball. I'm about to give up on the Ahmad Brooks watch, he doesn't play enough games in a row to improve.

Aye Ahmad's barley played in 2 years Odell has , So Odell still has a chance next year!

[bnglsboi8532]

Ahmad has a chance to be our best defensive player with Geathers for years but no one's job is safe especially if you can't stay healthy, you hear that Ahmad and DJax!

And can someone tell me why, we don't move Landon inside in place of Schlegel, and make the starters, GEATHERS LANDON JEANTY

[AMC]

hopefully he can stay out of trouble for a little longer and not get hurt in practice.

According to bengals.com, Henry dislocated his ring finger today....

[kingwilly]

at the risk of gettng too off-topic, Ahmad has a groin pull. With a groin pull you can only rest to treat it. Resting for weeks on end eats into fitness and conditioning. Do any of us expect Ahmad to get healthy and immediately make a serious impact? It will take a few weeks until he can be effective for a whole game.

[Bengals1]

According to bengals.com, Henry dislocated his ring finger today....

Don't they just pop those things back in?

[AMC]

According to bengals.com, Henry dislocated his ring finger today....

Don't they just pop those things back in?

Not with our med staff. It develops into a sports hernia....

[Bengals1]

According to bengals.com, Henry dislocated his ring finger today....

Don't they just pop those things back in?

Not with our med staff. It develops into a sports hernia....

On our team doctors resume it says, "I'm not a doctor, but I play one on TV."

[Jet23]

Here is an article in the morning paper regarding Henry's return to practice:

Henry practices with team

Suspended Bengal receiver still waits to play

BY MARK CURNUTTE | MCURNUTTE@ENQUIRER.COM

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Chris Henry didn't speak publicly Wednesday because, as a player not on the Bengals roster, club policy forbids him from being interviewed.

But the wide receiver was the talk of the locker room.

The NFL allowed him to return Wednesday to practice for the first time since Aug. 30.

"Obviously, it's an indication that Chris is doing things correctly as far as league guidelines go," Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis said. "That's my interpretation of it."

But even Henry's somewhat triumphant return was not without incident. He dislocated the ring finger on his right hand during practice.

In April, the NFL suspended Henry for the first eight games of the season because he violated its personal conduct policy. He was arrested four times between December 2005 and June 2006.

Henry does not have to apply for reinstatement from the NFL. League spokesman Greg Aiello said Wednesday that the suspension is firm for eight games and that unless Henry gets into trouble he is free to rejoin the team after the Nov. 4 game at Buffalo.

"He will return to the field after the Bengals' 8th game," Aiello wrote in an e-mail.

Henry, despite being suspended for two games in 2006 by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell for violating the personal conduct policy, was a big-play receiver for the Bengals. Lewis made Henry inactive for the New England game because he had been in a vehicle driven by former Bengals linebacker Odell Thurman when Thurman was arrested for DUI.

In 13 games, Henry had 36 receptions, nine for touchdowns, and a whopping 16.8-yard average. The Bengals have been unable to find an adequate replacement for him as their third wide receiver this season. Tab Perry is out for the season after playing two games, and Antonio Chatman has been in and out of the lineup with a hamstring injury.

"I'm excited. As soon as we get him back I'm fired up," quarterback Carson Palmer said. "How can you not be? His production speaks for itself. And it will be great when we get him back."

In 27 career games in two seasons, Henry has 67 receptions, 15 for touchdowns, and a 15.3-yard average.

Henry's presence on the field - he can stride past cornerbacks and, at 6 feet 4, out-jump them - stretches the defense and creates even more room for Nos. 1 and 2 receivers Chad Johnson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh to work.

The two extra weeks of practice provide Henry an opportunity to get back into shape and possibly be on the roster and play Nov. 11.

"He'll have an opportunity to kind of get his football wind and legs back under him over the next two weeks," Lewis said. "When he comes off suspension, then we're going to have to make a decision on him."

Henry has been around the facility during his suspension.

"He has been," offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski said. "He could have been better. He missed some workouts. He missed some meetings in his off time. And with him not being active and able to play, it's hard to be able to sit there and watch everyone else get prepared, and when the meetings break, go home."

On Wednesday, Bratkowski said: "He looked fine, a little out of shape. He'd been doing some workouts here. He'd been doing some working out."

In April, Henry and his former college teammate at West Virginia, cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones of the Tennessee Titans, were the first two players suspended by Goodell under his new tougher personal conduct policy. Jones is out for a year.

"Since this is kind of new territory, (Goodell) is trying to give these guys an opportunity to come back and be around their teammates more," Lewis said.

"I think it's a positive step for him, and hopefully he understands he's had a long journey and that hopefully he sees the fact that it's almost over."

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/art...PT02/710250325/

Apparently he could have worked a little harder. You would think he would be chomping at the bit to get back on the field.

[The PatternMaster]

Here is an article in the morning paper regarding Henry's return to practice:

Henry practices with team

Suspended Bengal receiver still waits to play

BY MARK CURNUTTE | MCURNUTTE@ENQUIRER.COM

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Chris Henry didn't speak publicly Wednesday because, as a player not on the Bengals roster, club policy forbids him from being interviewed.

But the wide receiver was the talk of the locker room.

The NFL allowed him to return Wednesday to practice for the first time since Aug. 30.

"Obviously, it's an indication that Chris is doing things correctly as far as league guidelines go," Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis said. "That's my interpretation of it."

But even Henry's somewhat triumphant return was not without incident. He dislocated the ring finger on his right hand during practice.

In April, the NFL suspended Henry for the first eight games of the season because he violated its personal conduct policy. He was arrested four times between December 2005 and June 2006.

Henry does not have to apply for reinstatement from the NFL. League spokesman Greg Aiello said Wednesday that the suspension is firm for eight games and that unless Henry gets into trouble he is free to rejoin the team after the Nov. 4 game at Buffalo.

"He will return to the field after the Bengals' 8th game," Aiello wrote in an e-mail.

Henry, despite being suspended for two games in 2006 by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell for violating the personal conduct policy, was a big-play receiver for the Bengals. Lewis made Henry inactive for the New England game because he had been in a vehicle driven by former Bengals linebacker Odell Thurman when Thurman was arrested for DUI.

In 13 games, Henry had 36 receptions, nine for touchdowns, and a whopping 16.8-yard average. The Bengals have been unable to find an adequate replacement for him as their third wide receiver this season. Tab Perry is out for the season after playing two games, and Antonio Chatman has been in and out of the lineup with a hamstring injury.

"I'm excited. As soon as we get him back I'm fired up," quarterback Carson Palmer said. "How can you not be? His production speaks for itself. And it will be great when we get him back."

In 27 career games in two seasons, Henry has 67 receptions, 15 for touchdowns, and a 15.3-yard average.

Henry's presence on the field - he can stride past cornerbacks and, at 6 feet 4, out-jump them - stretches the defense and creates even more room for Nos. 1 and 2 receivers Chad Johnson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh to work.

The two extra weeks of practice provide Henry an opportunity to get back into shape and possibly be on the roster and play Nov. 11.

"He'll have an opportunity to kind of get his football wind and legs back under him over the next two weeks," Lewis said. "When he comes off suspension, then we're going to have to make a decision on him."

Henry has been around the facility during his suspension.

"He has been," offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski said. "He could have been better. He missed some workouts. He missed some meetings in his off time. And with him not being active and able to play, it's hard to be able to sit there and watch everyone else get prepared, and when the meetings break, go home."

On Wednesday, Bratkowski said: "He looked fine, a little out of shape. He'd been doing some workouts here. He'd been doing some working out."

In April, Henry and his former college teammate at West Virginia, cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones of the Tennessee Titans, were the first two players suspended by Goodell under his new tougher personal conduct policy. Jones is out for a year.

"Since this is kind of new territory, (Goodell) is trying to give these guys an opportunity to come back and be around their teammates more," Lewis said.

"I think it's a positive step for him, and hopefully he understands he's had a long journey and that hopefully he sees the fact that it's almost over."

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/art...PT02/710250325/

Apparently he could have worked a little harder. You would think he would be chomping at the bit to get back on the field.

How do you know he's not motivated to get back on the field, he's going to be out of shape after not being able to practice or play for the first 2 months of the season. Sometimes it seems like people have unrealistic expectations of these guys as if they are just football playing machines instead of human beings who on occasion make mistakes.

I'm glad Henry is being allowed to practice and hopefully he has learned his lesson and will be a positive role model and a great player for years to come.

[AMC]

Here is an article in the morning paper regarding Henry's return to practice:

Henry practices with team

Suspended Bengal receiver still waits to play

BY MARK CURNUTTE | MCURNUTTE@ENQUIRER.COM

E-mail | Print | digg us! | del.icio.us!

Chris Henry didn't speak publicly Wednesday because, as a player not on the Bengals roster, club policy forbids him from being interviewed.

But the wide receiver was the talk of the locker room.

The NFL allowed him to return Wednesday to practice for the first time since Aug. 30.

"Obviously, it's an indication that Chris is doing things correctly as far as league guidelines go," Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis said. "That's my interpretation of it."

But even Henry's somewhat triumphant return was not without incident. He dislocated the ring finger on his right hand during practice.

In April, the NFL suspended Henry for the first eight games of the season because he violated its personal conduct policy. He was arrested four times between December 2005 and June 2006.

Henry does not have to apply for reinstatement from the NFL. League spokesman Greg Aiello said Wednesday that the suspension is firm for eight games and that unless Henry gets into trouble he is free to rejoin the team after the Nov. 4 game at Buffalo.

"He will return to the field after the Bengals' 8th game," Aiello wrote in an e-mail.

Henry, despite being suspended for two games in 2006 by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell for violating the personal conduct policy, was a big-play receiver for the Bengals. Lewis made Henry inactive for the New England game because he had been in a vehicle driven by former Bengals linebacker Odell Thurman when Thurman was arrested for DUI.

In 13 games, Henry had 36 receptions, nine for touchdowns, and a whopping 16.8-yard average. The Bengals have been unable to find an adequate replacement for him as their third wide receiver this season. Tab Perry is out for the season after playing two games, and Antonio Chatman has been in and out of the lineup with a hamstring injury.

"I'm excited. As soon as we get him back I'm fired up," quarterback Carson Palmer said. "How can you not be? His production speaks for itself. And it will be great when we get him back."

In 27 career games in two seasons, Henry has 67 receptions, 15 for touchdowns, and a 15.3-yard average.

Henry's presence on the field - he can stride past cornerbacks and, at 6 feet 4, out-jump them - stretches the defense and creates even more room for Nos. 1 and 2 receivers Chad Johnson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh to work.

The two extra weeks of practice provide Henry an opportunity to get back into shape and possibly be on the roster and play Nov. 11.

"He'll have an opportunity to kind of get his football wind and legs back under him over the next two weeks," Lewis said. "When he comes off suspension, then we're going to have to make a decision on him."

Henry has been around the facility during his suspension.

"He has been," offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski said. "He could have been better. He missed some workouts. He missed some meetings in his off time. And with him not being active and able to play, it's hard to be able to sit there and watch everyone else get prepared, and when the meetings break, go home."

On Wednesday, Bratkowski said: "He looked fine, a little out of shape. He'd been doing some workouts here. He'd been doing some working out."

In April, Henry and his former college teammate at West Virginia, cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones of the Tennessee Titans, were the first two players suspended by Goodell under his new tougher personal conduct policy. Jones is out for a year.

"Since this is kind of new territory, (Goodell) is trying to give these guys an opportunity to come back and be around their teammates more," Lewis said.

"I think it's a positive step for him, and hopefully he understands he's had a long journey and that hopefully he sees the fact that it's almost over."

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/art...PT02/710250325/

Apparently he could have worked a little harder. You would think he would be chomping at the bit to get back on the field.

How do you know he's not motivated to get back on the field, he's going to be out of shape after not being able to practice or play for the first 2 months of the season. Sometimes it seems like people have unrealistic expectations of these guys as if they are just football playing machines instead of human beings who on occasion make mistakes.

I'm glad Henry is being allowed to practice and hopefully he has learned his lesson and will be a positive role model and a great player for years to come.

He SHOULD NOT have missed meetings....If he could be there he should be there.

[Jet23]

[The PatternMaster]

Here is an article in the morning paper regarding Henry's return to practice:

Henry practices with team

Suspended Bengal receiver still waits to play

BY MARK CURNUTTE | MCURNUTTE@ENQUIRER.COM

E-mail | Print | digg us! | del.icio.us!

Chris Henry didn't speak publicly Wednesday because, as a player not on the Bengals roster, club policy forbids him from being interviewed.

But the wide receiver was the talk of the locker room.

The NFL allowed him to return Wednesday to practice for the first time since Aug. 30.

"Obviously, it's an indication that Chris is doing things correctly as far as league guidelines go," Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis said. "That's my interpretation of it."

But even Henry's somewhat triumphant return was not without incident. He dislocated the ring finger on his right hand during practice.

In April, the NFL suspended Henry for the first eight games of the season because he violated its personal conduct policy. He was arrested four times between December 2005 and June 2006.

Henry does not have to apply for reinstatement from the NFL. League spokesman Greg Aiello said Wednesday that the suspension is firm for eight games and that unless Henry gets into trouble he is free to rejoin the team after the Nov. 4 game at Buffalo.

"He will return to the field after the Bengals' 8th game," Aiello wrote in an e-mail.

Henry, despite being suspended for two games in 2006 by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell for violating the personal conduct policy, was a big-play receiver for the Bengals. Lewis made Henry inactive for the New England game because he had been in a vehicle driven by former Bengals linebacker Odell Thurman when Thurman was arrested for DUI.

In 13 games, Henry had 36 receptions, nine for touchdowns, and a whopping 16.8-yard average. The Bengals have been unable to find an adequate replacement for him as their third wide receiver this season. Tab Perry is out for the season after playing two games, and Antonio Chatman has been in and out of the lineup with a hamstring injury.

"I'm excited. As soon as we get him back I'm fired up," quarterback Carson Palmer said. "How can you not be? His production speaks for itself. And it will be great when we get him back."

In 27 career games in two seasons, Henry has 67 receptions, 15 for touchdowns, and a 15.3-yard average.

Henry's presence on the field - he can stride past cornerbacks and, at 6 feet 4, out-jump them - stretches the defense and creates even more room for Nos. 1 and 2 receivers Chad Johnson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh to work.

The two extra weeks of practice provide Henry an opportunity to get back into shape and possibly be on the roster and play Nov. 11.

"He'll have an opportunity to kind of get his football wind and legs back under him over the next two weeks," Lewis said. "When he comes off suspension, then we're going to have to make a decision on him."

Henry has been around the facility during his suspension.

"He has been," offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski said. "He could have been better. He missed some workouts. He missed some meetings in his off time. And with him not being active and able to play, it's hard to be able to sit there and watch everyone else get prepared, and when the meetings break, go home."

On Wednesday, Bratkowski said: "He looked fine, a little out of shape. He'd been doing some workouts here. He'd been doing some working out."

In April, Henry and his former college teammate at West Virginia, cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones of the Tennessee Titans, were the first two players suspended by Goodell under his new tougher personal conduct policy. Jones is out for a year.

"Since this is kind of new territory, (Goodell) is trying to give these guys an opportunity to come back and be around their teammates more," Lewis said.

"I think it's a positive step for him, and hopefully he understands he's had a long journey and that hopefully he sees the fact that it's almost over."

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/art...PT02/710250325/

Apparently he could have worked a little harder. You would think he would be chomping at the bit to get back on the field.

How do you know he's not motivated to get back on the field, he's going to be out of shape after not being able to practice or play for the first 2 months of the season. Sometimes it seems like people have unrealistic expectations of these guys as if they are just football playing machines instead of human beings who on occasion make mistakes.

I'm glad Henry is being allowed to practice and hopefully he has learned his lesson and will be a positive role model and a great player for years to come.

He SHOULD NOT have missed meetings....If he could be there he should be there.

I think most people argeed that Goodell came down pretty hard on the Bengals players in relation to rest of the guys who were suspended. That being the case I could see that Henry got depressed about his situation, knowing he can contribute but not being allowed to do so. If you know your not going to be able to practice or play it wears on you when the main thing you want to do in life is play football.

Just because he missed a meeting or missed a workout doesn't mean he's not ready to resume his career as a NFL player, considering were talking about a guy who pulled a gun on someone while wearing his game jersey I think missing a meeting is small thing. If he's missing meetings from here on in then it's a problem, you can't be disappointed if Henry doesn't live up to your expectations because they are just that, your expectations. As long as the coaches feel like he is doing what he needs to do in order to get on the field, that is is enough for me and SHOULD be enough for you as well.