Chris Henry Wants to be a Cowboy

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Former Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry wants to play for either the Dallas Cowboys or New Orleans Saints. And he’ll be released from court-ordered electronic monitoring and house arrest so he can audition. As he awaits trial for misdemeanor charges of assault and word from the NFL whether he will even play again in 2008, Chris will be lucky if any team is interested in him. He’s obviously a very talented athlete, but he can’t stay out of trouble — much like his former college teammate at West Virginia (and ironically now a Dallas Cowboy) Pacman Jones. In his first public comments since being released by the Bengals, Chris said:

“There are two teams that I would always love to play for: That’s New Orleans and Dallas ….. Dallas is a team that I’ve always looked up to as a kid and wanted to play for them.”

I don’t know where the Cowboys’ interest is in Chris Henry, but he would be an upgrade over Patrick Crayton as the #2 receiver behind Terrell Owens. This possibility has to intrigue owner Jerry Jones. That being said, putting Chris Henry in a Dallas Cowboys uniform would turn what is already a football sideshow into a full-blown carnival.

Source: ESPN.com, Photo: Newscom