Chris Henry

Chris Henry 's funeral was today in Westwego, Louisiana. The visitation of the late Cincinnati Bengals player began this morning, and the open casket funeral followed in the early afternoon. He died at 26 last Thursday following massive head injuries after falling out of a pickup truck driven by his fiancee, Loleini Tonga . Chris Henry (Getty) The NFL community is mourning the loss of one of their own, and the Bengals team is gathered at the Alario Center, along with  former teammate TJ...Read Full Story

In one trip to the emergency room, Chris went from being a 38-year-old working mom with abdominal pain to a colon cancer patient. When emergency room tests showed that Chris had a bowel obstruction, Dr. Cugini performed emergency surgery that revealed she had stage II colon cancer. Chris turned to Dr. Laughinghouse for a more aggressive course of chemotherapy after also considering treatment options at a New York hospital. Five years later, Chris’ cancer is in remission…and she’s enjoying...Read Full Story

Chris Henry Chris Henry (May 17, 1983 – December 17, 2009) was an American football wide receiver who played five seasons in the National Football League for the Cincinnati Bengals. He played college football at West Virginia and was drafted by the Bengals in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft. Henry was involved in a string of legal troubles during his professional career, which include several arrests for such offenses as driving under the influence, marijuana possession, assault, and...Read Full Story

Cincinnati.com Carolyn Henry Glasby has become spokesperson - and soul - of organ donation Chris Henry's mother, Carolyn Henry Glasby, treasures a tapesty bearing a life-like image of Chris in his Bengals helmet and No. 15 jersey. / The Enquirer/Michael E. Keating EAST PRICE HILL - Carolyn Henry Glaspy stocked shelves and helped unload a truck during her shift Tuesday at the Warsaw Avenue Family Dollar Store. On Wednesday morning she took a flight to Tampa, Fla., where she sat for TV...Read Full Story

The tragic death of Bengals star Chris Henry, who died after falling from the back of a moving pickup truck during an argument with his fiancee, left the football world stunned. Now, doctors who examined Henry's brain after the bizarre incident, have found evidence of brain damage called chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which is normally common among retired players who have suffered many concussions, reports CNN.com. The former 26-year-old Cincinnati Bengals receiver who died on...Read Full Story