Chris Henry on ESPN's First Take...

Chris Henry was interviewed this morning on ESPN's First Take where he discussed the upcoming season and his troubled past.

(The Interview)

Personally, I would just like to congratulate Chris on the strides he has made to become a better football player, teammate and more importantly, a better man. The title of this blog is "OneManCrimeWave," after what one Hamilton County judge referred to Henry as after a string of run-ins with local police.

While I decided to name this blog after that, I would like to let people know that I am a Chris Henry fan. I was just as disappointed in Chris, as was the rest of the city of Cincinnati after his numerous run-in with the law.

While many people around the nation think Chris is a terrible person, many of us who follow the team closely know that he isn't what people make him out to be. Sure, he has made some poor decisions, but I truly believe that he has learned from those mistakes and has moved on.

Henry is such a soft-spoken guy that it is really hard to believe at times that he can do some of the things he has been accused of doing.

It is also easy for us to forget that just because a person is accused of doing something doesn't necessarily mean that they actually DID them. With this being said, please remember, he wasn't always found guilty on all of the charges brought against him.

If you remember, charges were dropped after he was accused of smashing in a car window on the campus of the University of Cincinnati.

Anyway, I'll hop off the soapbox for now—but I just wanted to say how much I enjoy watching Chris Henry play, and I am sincerely happy that Mike Brown decided to give him another shot with the Bengals, even though it certainly wasn't a popular move to make.

In the end, Chris was always going to be given another shot—why wouldn't we want that shot to be with the Bengals? We have taken so much heat from him in previous situations that it would be foolish to just let him walk to do what he is doing now with another team.

With Carson Palmer back, a recharged Chad Ochocinco, the additions of Coles, Tank Johnson, Roy Williams, all of our draft picks, and a new and improved Chris Henry 2009 is going to be a good year!

Who Dey!