All Rights Reserved. At the news conference Monday, Bailes said that neither NFL nor WVU records show Henry was diagnosed with a concussion during his playing career. (Call 1 | Call 2). "I learned to handle all situations, so I'll be all right.". The former Cincinnati Bengals receiver is remembered fondly in the NFL community, but Henry was more than just a player. He played for five tumultuous seasons in the NFL; he was arrested five times during his pro career, and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell suspended him for the first half of the 2007 season for violating the league's personal conduct policy. Henry, 26, died on Dec. 17, 2009, a day after he either jumped or fell from the back of a moving pickup truck being driven by his fiance, Loleini Tonga. December 23, 2009 / 9:00 AM NFL and the NFL shield design are registered trademarks of the National Football League.The team names, logos and uniform designs are registered trademarks of the teams indicated. Henry was shy and spoke in a quiet voice. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. But in the final month of the season he was arrested for marijuana possession. That hub of support is why the Bengals had no problem with Henry being in Charlotte, even though most players on injured reserve remain with the team while rehabbing every day, attending meetings, practices and home games. Mourners gather before a memorial service for Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry in Westwego, La., Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009. Henry, who grew up in nearby Belle Chasse, died Thursday, Dec. 17, after falling out of the back of a pickup truck driven by his fiancee, Loleini Tonga. "I think it did," Bailes said. . At the nucleus of that circle were his fiance, Loleini Tonga, their three young kids and Tonga's family in Charlotte. Last night reports emerged that he was "battling for life" following a domestic dispute. There was no blood found. Copyright 2010 WBTV. When Henry was arrested for a fifth time following that season on an assault charge, the Bengals decided they'd had enough. Commissioner Roger Goodell suspended both in 2007 Jones for a full season, Henry for half of it as part of a toughening of the league's conduct policy. (AP), Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry died Thursday, a day after falling off a truck during a domestic dispute with his fiancee, a tragedy Bengals owner Mike Brown said "cut him down" just as he was "running to daylight.". Ex-Georgia star Jalen Carter was racing in deadly crash, arrest warrants allege Some of it makes sense with some of the behavioral patterns in Chris -- just like mood swings and the headaches. ", "I'm just trying to learn what happened, and what the situation was with Chris' brain," Glaspy told ESPN.com on Sunday. He nearly sank a lot of people, especially himself. In an interview with Shannon Sharpe, former Bengals cornerback Adam Jones said he has adopted both of Henrys sons earlier this year. "It's a bright story and one that didn't get to get all the way to the end of it, which is the most unfortunate part," the coach said. "We liked him," Bengals President Mike Brown said on Thursday morning, shortly after learning of Henry's passing. He's mourning the death of a friend, realizing he's gone eternally. "If you're moving very quickly and suddenly stop, the brain bounces.". Marvin Gaye Passed Away At His Fathers Hands. His troubles continued during a five-year NFL career. #inline-recirc-item--id-d434d30c-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d, #right-rail-recirc-item--id-d434d30c-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d { This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. It was a jolt to Henry, who had dreamed of an NFL career since high school, when he got the NFL logo tattooed on the back of his right hand. Commissioner Roger Goodell suspended both in 2007 - Jones for a full season, Henry for half of it - as part of a toughening of the league's conduct policy. 2023 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. 12 Vols lose starting PG Zeigler to torn ACL, Out of dark, Rodgers vows decision coming soon, Survey: Vikes, Fins, Raiders top FA report cards, Lakers' Davis out vs. OKC with right foot injury, Red Wings lock up Larkin with 8-year extension, What NBA Finals runs from LeBron, Giannis can teach Jayson Tatum, NBA Power Rankings: Kevin Durant's return could rock the West, A new home for Michael Thomas? The truck incident happened Wednesday and and he was pronounced dead at 6:36 a.m. Thursday. Wake up to the day's most important news. Call 1-800-GAMBLER. ", Before the 2009 season, Henry got a new tattoo that matched his new outlook. CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) -The Mecklenburg County Medical Examiner's office has released the autopsy report for Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry who died in north Charlotte last December. No charges were filed against Tonga. }, First published on December 23, 2009 / 9:27 AM. It's painful to us. Tonga also said she wasn't driving fast whenHenrycame out of the truck. Peter Keating is a senior writer for ESPN The Magazine. One witness told reporters that Henry said, "If you take off, I'm going to jump off the truck and kill myself.". A thigh injury slowed him early in the season, and he had 12 catches for 236 yards his 19.7-yard average per catch leads the team when he broke his left arm during a win over Baltimore on Nov. 22, ending his season. This occurred after he fell from the back of a moving pickup truck, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. Ex-Steeler Justin Strzelczyk, for example, was killed in 2004 after experiencing hallucinations, leading police on a high-speed chase for 40 miles before driving his car into a tanker truck. Tonga, wearing large sunglasses, paused to gather herself repeatedly as she spoke to hundreds of mourners at his funeral including Henry's teammates who filled the grandstands at a suburban New Orleans events center. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, he said. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said. Brown, who was probably more sympathetic to Henry than most, recalled how he was once drawn out of his disengaging shell by the disarming Henry at a Christmas party. / CBS News. Police are investigating, but no charges have been filed. They warned him that he had to stay in control if he was going to stay in the NFL. Adam 'Pacman' Jones might be tough on the outside, but he is now showing his most softest side when he revealed that he adopted former teammate Chris Henry's . "People say, 'How you feeling now Chris? We cry together, we pray together, we do everything together. After only 19 catches and two touchdowns in 12 games in the 2008 season, he set about making himself a topflight receiver again. Hang onto those memories. All rights reserved. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, Bengals players, coaches and members of the front office, as well as other NFL players including New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush, were among those who attended. Police said the dispute began at a home about a half-mile away, and Henry jumped into the bed of the pickup truck as his fiancee was driving away from the residence. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Chris Henry Remembered at Funeral. Jones life has been filled with highs and lows since he first stepped onto the NFL scene, but this is undoubtedly a commendable move on his part. Henry had turned the corner. Recently, Henry had shed most of them and created an inner circle that was healthy, supportive, independent and accountable. Cincinnati quarterback Carson Palmer and head coach Marvin Lewis delivered eulogies. At his arraignment on April 3, 2008, Municipal Court Judge Bernie Bouchard called Henry "a one-man crime wave." Henry also changed his personal life, spending more time with his fiancee and the three children they are raising. Henry also changed his personal life, spending more time with his fiancee and the three children they are raising. Lewis said before the service that Henry touched a lot of people in his very short life. Despite the couple's issues, Tonga said Henry loved his fiancee and was looking forward to their life together. And starting with Mike Webster, we have seen common threads in these cases: emotional disturbances, depression, failed personal relationships and businesses, suicidal thoughts, sometimes alcohol or drug use. We all family. pic.twitter.com/nywSiFdGhv. "He's a great kid with a great heart," quarterback Carson Palmer said as training camp started. Police said Tonga stopped to assist Henry when he fell about a half-mile from the home. They wouldn't identify the woman, and no charges were immediately filed. The two had been involved in a dispute before Tonga got into the truck and Henry jumped in. According to the medical report, the truck was going about 19 miles per hour when Henry came out of the truck and hit his head on the pavement. Panthers head coach Frank Reich came away impressed after a meeting with free-agent quarterback Derek Carr on Tuesday, but he said the team is still evaluating both veteran and rookie QB options. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Alex Murdaugh testifies 4 years after fatal boat crash involving son When you see him up close, you'll find that you'll like him. Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry died Thursday, one day after suffering serious injuries upon allegedly during a domestic dispute with his fiancee. Constitutional carry bill aims to eliminate handgun permits, Medic: Teen dead, driver seriously injured in crash on I-485 in west Charlotte. Shane Shelley, 26, was Henry's high school quarterback when they made it to the state title game in 2001, their senior year. He was taken to Carolinas Medical Center inCharlottewhere he remained for 18 hours "before being declared brain dead" the medical report said. "Superimposed on the acute brain injuries Chris suffered when he died, there was fairly extensive damage throughout his brain that was fully consistent with CTE. 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"He was a young man that struggled, made some decisions that he regretted, but he put himself on the right path. Henry, 26, was killed after he fell out of the bed of a pickup truck driven by Tonga during what police called a domestic dispute. And then this tragedy cut him down. Henry was shy and spoke in a quiet voice. "If you only knew him by hearsay, you'd think he's some kind of ogre," Brown said, during the Bengals' appearance on HBO's "Hard Knocks" series this summer. At the news conference, Glaspy said the results were a "big shock" because she knew nothing about her 26-year-old son's underlying condition or the disease. He'll be a soft-spoken, pleasant person.". Are PSG better off without Neymar in big games? "And then this tragedy cut him down.". "That's what everybody needs to know. File: Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry. The good stories are the ones often remembered in death. This all occurred over the course of three days. He was a good man, a good father. Bailes, a former Pittsburgh Steelers team doctor and currently the team doctor for West Virginia, said his quest is to make football safer. Soft-spoken, funny, not hardly the reckless troublemaker the police, fans, media and everyone else who judged him to be. Al hacer clic en Aceptar todo, aceptas que Yahoo y nuestros socios procesarn tu informacin personal y utilizarn tecnologas como cookies para presentarte anuncios y contenido personalizados, evaluar anuncios y contenido, obtener datos clave sobre la audiencia y desarrollar productos. "We were very comfortable with him in that environment," Lewis said. But it doesn't take a collision with another player for brain trauma to occur. "We've all seen and experienced different sides of Chris, and with every side he showed us, we saw just how kind and gentle his heart was.". When Henry was arrested for a fifth time following that season on an assault charge, the Bengals decided they'd had enough. At his home, high up in the hills of Los Angeles, the actor considers the first twenty years of his surprising careerincluding a very viral 2022and the next twenty. CHARLOTTE, NC (FOX19) - The Mecklenburg County Medical Examiner's Office in North Carolina released the autopsy report for Chris Henry on Tuesday. Fiancee Loleini Tonga Involved In Death. Seini Henry, daugther of Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry, looks at a message that she wrote to her father before a memorial service in Westwego, La., Dec. 22, 2009. http://twitter.com/theyoungturks Check Out TYT Interviews http://www.youtube.com/user/TYTInt. CTE can be pinpointed only by autopsy, and even under regular postmortem analysis, its effects are invisible. Strange . "It's a very difficult thing with this loss of a young life that won't ever get to reach its full potential.". Jones is also the father of three kids of his own, so officially having a hand in raising the kids of his close friend is nothing short of remarkable. No team showed an interest in bringing him back. Witnesses told police Henry appeared to have jumped or fallenfrom the truck in which Tonga was driving. Henry was 26. We love him.". Henry was 26. A thigh injury slowed him early in the season, but he had 12 catches for 236 yards. Odds & lines subject to change. The report goes on to state that it is unclear if Henry actually jumped from the bed of the truck or fell due to the motion of the truck. Henry was in the final year of his contract with the Bengals, who let him go after his fifth arrest following the 2007 season. She wonders if that love cost Henry his life. Tom McHale, a guard for three NFL teams remembered by teammates as smart and dependable, sank into depression and died of a multiple-drug overdose in 2008. You doing all right?' And I'm proud of that. Charlotte is home to his fiancee's parents. Henry, who grew up in nearby . All rights reserved. Bailes and his colleagues presented results of their forensic examination at a news conference Monday afternoon. He caught a touchdown pass in each of Cincinnati's four preseason games. 15. They found that his demeanor didn't match his reputation. A neighbor said Wednesday that the Tonga family owns the home where police say the incident began. Medical examiner releases autopsy report for Chris Henry, N.C. Man with long criminal record served with financial crime charges in Rowan Co. PLAN AHEAD: Latest Weather Forecast Video. BNO News is reporting that Chris Henry has died. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said Henry, 26, died early Thursday, less than 18 hours after he fell off the back of a pickup truck on a curvy residential street about eight miles northwest of . A surgeon and the father-in-law of Asaduddin Owaisi's second daughter, Mazharuddin Ali Khan, died by suicide on Monday in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.. As per the Tv9 Telugu, the orthopedic surgeon took the extreme step due to a family dispute, reports said. He'd embraced his family, stayed out of trouble and behaved like someone who finally realized his immense talent could lead to a productive NFL career. Then, as he tried his best to speak to the media, he fell apart in a matter of seconds. Market data provided by Factset. 15. He loved my niece to death.". In cooperation with Loleini Tonga, the mother of Henrys children and his fiance at the time, Jones has had a hand in raising Henrys boys and is now their adopted father. "The Chris Henry I knew was a good quiet young man, wasn't a troublemaker," said Shelley, his high school friend. ", For years, the NFL and its affiliated researchers disputed scientific evidence linking concussions to long-term brain damage. The Bengals said Henry had turned his life around this season and showed a renewed focus on his football career. Puedes cambiar tus opciones en cualquier momento desde tus controles de privacidad. However, referring to reports of CTE among former players, NFL Head, Neck and Spine Committee co-chair Richard Ellenbogen told The New York Times earlier this month, "They aren't assertions or hype -- they are facts.". "He had worked through trouble in his life and had seemingly reached the point where everything was going to blossom, and he was going to have the future we all wanted for him -- and he wanted for himself. Think what you want about Ochocinco, it was as sad and emotional of a scene as anyone with a soul could fathom. display: block; Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Chris Henry DEAD: Car Accident Killed Bengals Receiver, Report Says. "The brain floats freely in your skull," said Bennet Omalu, a neuropathologist who is co-director of BIRI. Henry was 26. His fiance, Loleini Tonga, told ESPN in January that Henry jumped, not fell, from the back of the truck while the two were having an argument. Below his left ear, in flowing one-inch script, was the world "Blessed. Jones career was reborn after Henrys passing, but he never stopped caring for the family his friend left behind. PICTURES: Chris Henry Funeral. NFL+ gives you the freedom to watch LIVE out-of-market preseason games, LIVE local and primetime regular season and postseason games on your phone or tablet, the best NFL programming on-demand, and MORE! ", "I kind of felt like I dug myself out of the hole and started doing the right things," Henry said in an interview with The Associated Press as training camp opened. Marvin Gaye was a much loved if drug-haunted musician and helped shape the Motown music scene in the 60s to the extent that he was often called The Prince of Motown or the Prince of Soul.As soulful as his songs were, his life remained in turmoil. He ran into some trouble, made some bad decisions, and realized that. The report says Henry suffered several injuries to his head, including a skull fracture, hematoma and abrasions. Baltimore GM Eric DeCosta updated reporters on Wednesday on where things stand with the star QB. But using cell-staining techniques discovered and developed by Omalu, scientists can see the dangerous tau proteins and telltale tangles that characterize CTE. Players, however, admitted that Henry's death hits closer because he was a peer. That his life was cut short just as he was turning it around made Henry's story so tragic, Goodell said. display: none; Many from Henry's hometown of Belle Chasse wore red ribbons with a small photo of Henry that read: "In loving memory" and "Chris 'Slim' Henry.". "The Chris I know loved his children," she said. Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry has been involved in a serious auto accident after a domestic dispute with his fiance Loleini Tonga near Charlotte, North Carolina. Charlotte is home to his fiancee's parents. NFL wideout Chris Henry was taken too soon from this world when he died at age 26 in 2009. "We knew him in a different way than his public persona," Bengals owner Mike Brown said of the . Police have not released the 911 tapes, and Harrington wouldn't say if the woman was present at the scene when police arrived. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). His reputation was already costing him the Bengals were the only NFL team to bring him in for a pre-draft visit in 2005. At his arraignment on April 3, 2008, Municipal Court Judge Bernie Bouchard called Henry "a one-man crime wave." "While it is impossible to know the decedent's intent upon leaving the vehicle, whether it represented an intentional jump or an unintentional fall, either act would be classified as an accident.". 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