Bengals Chris Henry dead at 26

[joltinjeff]

Bengals wide receiver Chris has died from injuries he suffered earlier this week after falling from the back of a pick-up truck.

[EyesOfAnguishbassist]

RIP

[DrumAndDestroy]

very sad

[Flaw]

especially at the age of 26 that is sad news.

[gibson980]

Sad? yes, but he was nothing but a piece of shit.... He had the world by the balls and always managed to screw shit up. There are plenty of people in this world that die everyday, why should he get publicity and sympathy?

If anything, people should feel bad for his kids not having a father now.

[Plastered Bastards]

I heartily agree with gibson,the dude was a turd.
And I do feel bad for his children,but I saw a press conference with Marvin Lewis today about the incident and that turd was laughing it up.
I don't think jokes were in order at the presser.
Just goes to show that the Bungles organization is classless.

[EyesOfAnguishbassist]

I heartily agree with gibson,the dude was a turd.
And I do feel bad for his children,but I saw a press conference with Marvin Lewis today about the incident and that turd was laughing it up.
I don't think jokes were in order at the presser.
Just goes to show that the Bungles organization is classless.

It was classless for him to try to lighten the mood? He didn't make jokes about Henry did he? I doubt he made the jokes to try to make the Bengals organization look classless haha

[Tax]

Sad? yes, but he was nothing but a piece of shit.... He had the world by the balls and always managed to screw shit up. There are plenty of people in this world that die everyday, why should he get publicity and sympathy?

If anything, people should feel bad for his kids not having a father now.

Wow, are you that much of a Steelers homer? Seriously. I understand 'hating'him like I 'hate' Brett Favre (I'm a life-long Lions fan), but come on.

Now, I hate the Steelers, AND the Bengals for the most part, so I have no bias for either one. But Chris Henry turned himself around this year. He was having a career year before the broken arm. Dude could flat-out fly, too. He was one of those guys with high-talent, but between suspensions and the like, never got to prove himself. He was a good receiver though if you know anything about football.

It's too bad, he was really turning himself around this season. If he wouldn't have broken his arm, none of this probably would have happened.

[UNEARTHA7XMatt]

Sad? yes, but he was nothing but a piece of shit.... He had the world by the balls and always managed to screw shit up. There are plenty of people in this world that die everyday, why should he get publicity and sympathy?

If anything, people should feel bad for his kids not having a father now.

See I find this fucked up! I say about Brittany Murphys death being a possible overdose but you can say shit about Chris Henry and no one cares.

[DirtySanchez]

for what it's worth, Matt.

I think she OD'd too.

Wasn't this dude caught partying with like 14 year old girls?

[fahy34]

Sad? yes, but he was nothing but a piece of shit.... He had the world by the balls and always managed to screw shit up. There are plenty of people in this world that die everyday, why should he get publicity and sympathy?

If anything, people should feel bad for his kids not having a father now.

See I find this fucked up! I say about Brittany Murphys death being a possible overdose but you can say shit about Chris Henry and no one cares.

I thought the same thing but didn't want to get into a pissing match on Rockpage.

I thought the Henry death was a sad one. Especially when you see how it affects everyone who was around him. That's life though I guess.

[DirtySanchez]

I thought the same thing but didn't want to get into a pissing match on Rockpage.

Pissing matches are what it's all about. Should be an Olympic sport.

[fahy34]

I thought the same thing but didn't want to get into a pissing match on Rockpage.

Pissing matches are what it's all about. Should be an Olympic sport.

Rockpage pissing matches or pissing matches in general?

[DirtySanchez]

In general, but Rp'ers would def. make Team USA!

[EyesOfAnguishbassist]

Sad? yes, but he was nothing but a piece of shit.... He had the world by the balls and always managed to screw shit up. There are plenty of people in this world that die everyday, why should he get publicity and sympathy?

If anything, people should feel bad for his kids not having a father now.

Wow, are you that much of a Steelers homer? Seriously. I understand 'hating'him like I 'hate' Brett Favre (I'm a life-long Lions fan), but come on.

Now, I hate the Steelers, AND the Bengals for the most part, so I have no bias for either one. But Chris Henry turned himself around this year. He was having a career year before the broken arm. Dude could flat-out fly, too. He was one of those guys with high-talent, but between suspensions and the like, never got to prove himself. He was a good receiver though if you know anything about football.

It's too bad, he was really turning himself around this season. If he wouldn't have broken his arm, none of this probably would have happened.

Thats no reason to like him, he made mistakes, come on now, human beings are perfect and are not aloud to make mistakes, none of us on rockpage have ever made one mistake!

[RobTheDrummer]

Rap Sheet (taken from Wikipedia)

Off-the-field problems:

On December 15, 2005, Henry was pulled over in northern Kentucky for speeding. During a search, marijuana was found in his shoes. He was also driving without a valid driver's license or valid insurance.[19] He pleaded guilty and avoided a jail sentence.

One month later, on January 30, 2006 he was arrested in Orlando, Florida for multiple gun charges including concealment and aggravated assault with a firearm.[20] He was reported to have been wearing his #15 Bengals jersey at the time of his arrest. He pleaded guilty to this charge and avoided jail time.

On April 29, Henry allowed three underage females (ages 18, 16 and 15) to consume alcohol at a hotel in Covington, Kentucky.[21] One of the three, an 18-year-old woman, accused Henry of sexually assaulting her; she later retracted her story and was charged with filing a false police report.[22] On January 25, 2007, Henry pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor violation of a city ordinance commonly referred to as a "keg law." He was sentenced to 90 days in jail, with all but two of those days being suspended.[21]

He was pulled over on Interstate 275 in Ohio on June 3 at 1:18 A.M. by Ohio Highway Patrol trooper Michael Shimko for surmised drunk driving. He voluntarily submitted to a breathalyzer test at 2:06 A.M. at the Milford Police Department and registered a .092 blood-alcohol level, .012 above the level permitted in the state of Ohio.[23]

On October 6, he was suspended by the NFL for two games for violating the league's personal conduct and substance abuse policies. NFL policies forbade Henry from taking part in practices, however, he was allowed to attend any team meetings. Henry missed the Bengals' October 15, 2006 game at Tampa Bay and their October 22, 2006 home game versus Carolina.[24]

The following April, Henry was suspended for the first eight games of the 2007 NFL season for violations of the NFL's personal conduct policy.[12] His suspension on the 10th came with a stern warning that future misconduct may result in the end of his career with the NFL. Henry was given permission by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to begin practicing fully.[25] His suspension was lifted and he played in the November 11, 2007 game versus the Baltimore Ravens, amassing 4 catches for 99 yards.

Henry allegedly assaulted a valet attendant at Newport on the Levee in Newport, Kentucky on November 6, 2007.[26] He was arrested for a second time in Orlando on December 3 for violating his probation he was on from a January 30, 2006 arrest. On February 21, 2008, he was found not guilty.

On March 31, 2008, Henry punched a man named Gregory Meyer, 18, and threw a beer bottle through the window of his car. Henry claimed it was a case of mistaken identity and also that he thought it was somebody else that owed him money.[27] Henry was waived by the Bengals a day after this arrest and was then served a house arrest sentence.

[witchhunt]

Maybe that's why Chad Johnson got so upset. He's gonna miss that sweaty feet smelling weed.

[gibson980]

Tax your a tool for the most part on your comment. Henry had millions of dollars and a family and yet couldn't calm down. I dont want to hear your shit about how he turned his life around... How do you know? Media tell you? Look at the list of crimes committed above and that shows his true character. He should have never got himself into those situations, but yet nothing matters cause he runs a "4.3 40". He was a flat out punk that would put a bullet in your head before you knew what happened, so don't give me your bull shit of how he was a good person turning his life around. He had it all and lost it all.

[Flaw]

Besides the 15-18 year old girls that he had in his hotel room, everything else on his list of charges is all bullshit stuff that we have to hear about because he is a NFL player. If any of us did that we would only be in a local news paper clipping 6 months after the crime.

[RobTheDrummer]

I don't care about his record, I never feel sympathy for those that kill themselves.

[Tax]

Tax your a tool for the most part on your comment. Henry had millions of dollars and a family and yet couldn't calm down. I dont want to hear your shit about how he turned his life around... How do you know? Media tell you? Look at the list of crimes committed above and that shows his true character. He should have never got himself into those situations, but yet nothing matters cause he runs a "4.3 40". He was a flat out punk that would put a bullet in your head before you knew what happened, so don't give me your bull shit of how he was a good person turning his life around. He had it all and lost it all.

You know how easy it is to say 'he should have never got himself into those situations', right?

Honestly, I didn't know him personally, therefore, his personal life was HIS business. I only cared about what he did on the field, period. Sure, it was nice to hear he was turning over a new leaf, but what he did when he stepped off the field I could care less about. So, yes, in fact, you were right. 'Nothing matters because he runs a 4.3 40'. That's all I cared about.

[Naga]

The big problem with celebrity issues is that they're practically FORCED down our throats in such a way that many people know any given celebrity more than they know members of their own family. The way I look at celebrities is like this... If they weren't famous, would people give a rat's ass what they do?

This guy is a good example... If he wasn't an NFL player and was down here with the rest of us, he'd be sentenced major jail time for those crimes. And odds are, he wouldn't've just been let off the hook

I'm all for giving someone a second chance, but the fifth and sixth chances are way too much to ingest. We're human, and we're gonna make our mistakes. Either we can forgive em, or we can't. In this case, he had a lot to forgive

Regardless of all of that, it's not my place to give a damn about him. If he was such a bastard as these crime lists say, well,... He can't commit em any more. And if it was all lies and BS,... Well, it doesn't matter any more. Either way, this guy being a celebrity makes him no different than you and I. He's passed away, and it's sad for his friends and family. The rest of us who don't know him shouldn't necessarily have to worry about all of that

[Plastered Bastards]

The bottom line is that Henry was a turd.

Just like the rest of the Bengal organization.