Offense & Defense: Chris Henry’s Tumultuous Career
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CINCINNATI -- On the field, he's a master at offense. In court, he is a master at defense.
Whether he's faced with a wall of linebackers, or a string of arrests, Chris Henry has always found a way to make it through.
If there's one thing we've learned from Chris Henry's life on and off the field – never count him out.
While sports writers were reporting the end of his football career not so long ago, he was mounting a comeback. Once again in a Bengals jersey, this time #15 kept it clean.
The West Virginia University stand-out was drafted by the Bengals in 2005, scoring six touchdowns in his rookie year. 2005 also saw his first of many run-ins with the law.
Judges looked not at his football record, but his criminal record. One judge called him a "one man crime wave."
Despite his off the field penalties, Chris Henry rarely dropped the ball on the grid iron. Carson Palmer looked for him in the end zone, time and time again.
Then in the spring of 2008, he was arrested again and the Bengals cut him from the team, only to sign him back to a two-year contract.
At the time Henry said, "everything that happened made me mature a little bit more."
Even when he was hurt during a game hurt last month, Henry caught the ball and held onto it with his broken arm. The injury sidelined #15 for the rest of the season.
He told us he was going to, "just try and stay on top of it, stay working and try to get it better so hopefully I can get back here with these guys."
There's a sense among fans, friends and team-mates that he was finally getting his life on the right track.
Henry was in Charlotte, North Carolina finalizing wedding plans with his fiancé before police say she drove off in a pick up truck during an argument with him.
Investigators say he jumped into the bed of the pick up truck and later "came out," falling on the pavement.
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This is from WCPO...sounds like he is gone.