Filed under: Bengals, AFC North, NFL Police Blotter, Cincinnati

ESPNews is reporting that former Bengals WR
Chris Henry will be suspended for the 2008 season. Henry, who currently isn't on anyone's roster, was suspended for the first eight games of 2007 due to a variety of off-field incidents.
This is the second Bengals player that had been suspended in the past ... then let go from the team after the suspension was lifted ... to be suspended for the upcoming season.
Odell Thurman got the same treatment when he was given a season-long suspension earlier this week.
Henry is currently on
house arrest, even though he has
lost his home. He was
cut by the Bengals two months ago after a week-long run of weirdness ... which included assault, getting unruly in a club and
getting arrested.
Again, Henry isn't signed with any team, so all this announcement does is keep any team from going after him. He is still "free" to sign with any team, but both parties will know that he cannot suit up until, at least, the 2009 season. Even then, you run the risk of his suspension getting extended and/or him getting into more trouble.
UPDATE: Word is that Henry's suspension could be lifted if he is acquitted of his latest run-in with the law, an assault of a Cincinnati man.
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