Originally published October 15, 2008 at 2:25 PM | Page modified October 15, 2008 at 2:25 PM

Bengals' Henry surprised by 'Pacman' suspension

Bengals receiver Chris Henry is surprised NFL commissioner Roger Goodell came down so hard on Cowboys receiver Adam "Pacman" Jones, who got at least a four-game suspension for his latest off-field incident.

By JOE KAY

AP Sports Writer

CINCINNATI —

Jones was suspended for at least four games on Tuesday, punishment for an alcohol-related scuffle earlier this month with one of his bodyguards at a private party. The suspension will be extended if he doesn't follow the league's treatment plan.

Henry and Jones, former teammates at West Virginia, have been the biggest offenders of the league's conduct policy, earning repeated suspensions. The two have kept in touch since they entered the NFL in the 2005 draft, but haven't talked since the suspension was announced.

"It was a surprise," Henry said Wednesday after practice. "When I did talk to him, he just told me he didn't think it would be anything, really. I don't know. I guess the commissioner really ain't putting up with anything, especially being in his situation and my situation."

Jones was drafted in the first round by Tennessee in 2005. He was arrested six times and involved in a dozen incident requiring police intervention. Jones was suspended for all last season, and the Titans traded him to the Cowboys in April.

Henry has been arrested five times since the Bengals drafted him in the third round in 2005. He was suspended for two games by the league in 2006 and the first eight games of last season. The Bengals released him following his fifth arrest in the offseason, but owner Mike Brown decided to bring him back during training camp over the objections of coach Marvin Lewis.

Henry had to miss the first four games this season, his punishment for the offseason arrest on an assault charge. The charge was dropped over the summer after his trial ended in a hung jury.

The latest suspension was a reminder to Henry that he has no margin for error with Goodell.

"I'm concentrating on football and off the field with my family every day, and that's all I plan on doing," Henry said. "He ain't going to have any problems with Chris Henry."

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