If this doesn’t prove Michael Vick will have a NFL job waiting for him in 2009, nothing will.

The Cincinnati Bengals are close to bringing back troubled wide receiver Chris Henry.

Yes, the same Chris Henry that has been suspended by the NFL for the first four games of the season.

Yes, the same Chris Henry who was arrested five times in a three-year span.

And yes, the same Chris Henry who makes the perfect third option for quarterback Carson Palmer.

At the end of the day, it’s about what you can do on the field, and not so much on your off the field antics.

Just less than a month ago, head coach Marvin Lewis sounded like he was done with the Chris Henry era in the ‘Natti.

“I’m not interested,” Lewis told reporters Tuesday, before the team’s annual preseason luncheon. “I don’t think it would be productive for our football team. You have to be a productive part to be an NFL player, and there’s responsibilities to being an NFL player. It’s a privilege, it’s not a right. There’s a lot that comes with being an NFL football player.”

Funny how an injury to their top wide reciever, Chad Johnson, changes everything.

Good luck with that, Cincinnati.

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