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Here’s a rather bizarre photo of NFL Fuhrer Roger Goodell sharing a warm embrace with Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco at Chris Henry’s funeral. It’s been a tough week for Chad, and that’s fine. But whenever I see the guy now, I’m expecting some kind of show.

I wonder why they let cameras into this funeral. Did they do it for you, Chad? Do you have a dance, Chad? Do you have a dance for the funeral? Are you going to spike the casket for us, Chad? Toss it into the Ohio River with the lid open and then kayak past Paul Brown Stadium? Because that’s what it would take to get me interested in your antics again, Chad. Yes, it’s your friend, and you obviously can do whatever you want. And you are.

I’m just annoyed by the way this whole thing has been represented. Before Chris Henry died he was a lost cause that managed to scrape out another chance with his former team. Now he’s a misunderstood family man. And when Chad Ochocinco uses Henry’s jersey as a prop in his Look At Me campaign, Chad’s now “honoring” his friend instead of plainly drawing attention to himself. But that’s not the kind of talk for funerals, I guess. Here are pics of the funeral here, including some open-casket shots that I’ve decided not to run on the site.

Photo from SI/Getty. And this wasn’t much better.

A neighbor of the parents of Loleini Tonga witnessed the altercation between Tonga and her late fiance, former Bengals wideout Chris Henry.

Tonga’s neighbor, Lee Hardy, was perched on a 15-foot ladder cutting back some trees when he saw the yellow pickup “zooming” up the Tongas’ gravel driveway just a few yards away. Hardy said a shirtless black man clung to the top and side of the truck while standing in the bed, begging her to stop the vehicle.

“He was banging on the top, on the doors, screaming at the lady, ‘We need to talk,’” Hardy said. “He said, ‘If you take off, I’m going to jump off the truck and kill myself.’” –Cincinnati Enquirer, via Mark Maske.

Chris Henry was later found motionless in a street and pronounced dead yesterday morning. The Bengals went to practice yesterday, carrying out business as usual. Chad Ochocinco wore Henry’s jersey to practice yesterday. Jeez, Chad. Why don’t you grab his wallet and drive around in his car while you’re at it? I’m sure that that’s just Chad’s way of grieving–calling attention to himself. It’s his way of doing a lot of things.

Big ups to sexy reader Alexander, who sent in this unfortunate screencap of SI.com earlier this morning. The cracked windshield on the face of a man who just died from falling out of a pickup truck is probably the last thing anyone wanted to see, especially the people that run that fine website. And really, there’s nothing that they could have done to prevent such a random confluence from happening. Except for, you know, keeping those damn ads in the sidebar windows where they belong.

Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry has died from injuries that he suffered from falling out of the bed of a pickup truck late Wednesday evening. He was 26. Several outlets have confirmed.

As a Bengals fan that was loathe to see Henry return to the team in 2008, this is just really sad. I really thought that Henry had finally arranged his life into a manageable state coming into this season. But then he underperformed, went on IR, and now this. Just brutal. Also.

Chris Henry surrendered to police and is now cooling his heels in jail (The clink!  The buttfarm!  The hoosegow!  The Ironbar Hotel!) on assault charges.  I have to admit, his mug shot (via PFT) isn't too bad at all.  I guess that's what happens when you have enough practice.

The talk now is whether Roger Goodell will (a) buy Henry's claim of mistaken identity or (b) banish him… from the league…FOREVAHHHHHH.  The latter would be quite an accomplishment, seeing as how Henry has yet to turn 25.  Asshole wide receivers usually need the better part of a decade and 2-3 teams before they thoroughly establish a horrible reputation.  Let's look at how he got here:

• December '05: Speeding, marijuana possession, no valid driver's license or auto insurance
• January '06: Multiple gun charges in Orlando, including assault with a firearm, while wearing his #15 jersey (Ed. Note: Oh, bravo). Plead guilty.
• May '06: Investigated in sex crime.  No charges were ever filed.
• June '06: Arrested for DUI.  Charges dismissed when defense proved breathalyzer was faulty.
• September '06: Teammate Odell Thurman gets a DUI.  Henry, a passenger, vomits out the window.
• October '06: NFL levies two-game suspension
• January '07: Pleads guilty to giving minors alcohol the previous spring.
• April '07: Suspended for first eight games of '07 season.
• June '07: Henry and teammate Reggie McNeal allegedly assault a 16-year-old boy.  The charges were deemed unfounded and dismissed.
• November '07: Accused of assaulting a valet at Newport on the Levee.  No charges were filed, but Henry is banned from returning.
• April '08: Assault charges

I can totally relate.  One time I came out of a crowded bar at closing time, and a cop gave me a stern look and said, "All right, let's keep it moving."  Phew, close one!

UPDATE: The Bengals have cut Chris Henry…. WITH A KNIFE!  No, not really.  He's just not on the team any more.

I have to applaud the tenacity of Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry.  Apparently unfazed by last year's eight-game suspension (or the two-game suspension the year before that), the embattled wideout once kicked off the West Virginia team is now wanted on assault charges.

Gregory Meyer, 18, claims Henry threw a bottle, shattering his car window and punched him in the face outside his apartment complex. Meyer [said] he was walking out of his apartment with his girlfriend, when the bottle was thrown at his car. Meyer says he was attacked when confronting the suspect about that. Meyer needed a staple to close a gash on the top of his head.

Oh, man.  That's terrible.  He really should have gone to a hospital where they could have given him stitches.  Kids these days think they can fix anything with office equipment. 

To be fair, despite Henry's epic history of run-ins with the police, there have also been at least two reports where charges where unfounded.  And for what it's worth, Henry has reportedly claimed that this is a case of mistaken identity, but if my experience with child-support payments is any indicator, good luck with that, buddy.  The police saw right through my disguise.  In retrospect, a name tag that read "Not Matt" was probably too subtle.