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The Associated Press: Receiver Chris Henry signs on to rejoin Bengals

CINCINNATI (AP) — With their two Pro Bowl receivers hurt, the Cincinnati Bengals brought back troubled receiver Chris Henry on Tuesday, a move that their coach had emphatically ruled out only a month earlier as inappropriate.

The signing helps the team but raises questions about its commitment to holding players accountable for their actions. Henry must serve a four-game suspension from the NFL — his third such punishment — before he can fully rejoin the team.

The move was stunning in light of coach Marvin Lewis’ statement shortly before training camp opened that the team had permanently parted ways with the receiver, who has been arrested five times since he joined the Bengals. Henry had indicated he was interested in rejoining Cincinnati.

“I’m not interested,” Lewis said at the team’s annual preseason luncheon on July 22. “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.”

The Bengals evidently feel differently after Pro Bowl receiver Chad Johnson sprained his left shoulder during a 27-10 preseason loss to Detroit on Sunday night, leaving his status uncertain. Pro Bowl receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh has missed both preseason games with a hamstring injury as well.

The Bengals released Henry after he was accused of punching a college student and breaking his car window with a beer bottle in March. Bengals president Mike Brown also cut ties with Henry, saying he could no longer be with the team.

“His conduct can no longer be tolerated,” Brown said at the time. “The Bengals tried for an extended period of time to support Chris and his potentially bright career. We had hoped to guide him toward an appropriate standard of personal responsibility that this community would support and that would allow him to play in the NFL. … But those efforts end today, as we move on with what is best for our team.”

I thought Corey Dillon and Takeo Spikes were crazy to leave a team on the rise like Cincy a few years back. Now you see why Chad was trying so hard to get out. The team is flawed. They have no soul. They don’t stand for anything. You can’t be successful without some sort of team philosophy.

The Bengals will always be the Bengals doing stupid stuff like that.

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The 80’s were a wonderful time of growth for both the NFL and rap music. And like anyone who looks back on their time growing up, there are bound to be some embarrassing moments. With the Super Bowl 3 days away I thought this article on Terrible NFL Rap Songs was just the piece of overlooked analysis that can make a 4 hour pre-game show palatable.

Of course everyone knows about the Bears Super Bowl Shuffle video, but did you know that the Rams and 49ers also made videos? In fact the Rams video was clearly the best of this bunch:

LA Rams - Rammin’ It
Okay, when a bearded man in stretch pants sings, “I like to ram it as you can see, no one likes to ram it more than me,” you potentially leave yourself open to ridicule. The only thing missing in this video is a backdrop of two dudes 69ing.

Talk about your catchy tunes. I’m sure it’ll be stuck in my head and at the most inappropriate of times, I’ll start singing “Let’s Ram it. Weeee’re gonna Ram it. Let’s Ram it.” Of course, not lost in the double entendre humor is where Eric Dickerson says that his nickname is Dick. Now (no lie) people call him E.D. Oh, the humor just writes itself.

The Raiders’ video looked like the most polished of the bunch. I mean - when you can get Howie Long, Matt Millen, and Head Coach Tom Flores to rap in your video, you almost think that this was an official Team project! I also think there may have been a little Milli Vanilli action going on on all these videos as I really doubt that a bunch of football players, including Lester Hayes, could really rap at that speed without mistakes. They would have run out of film!

Notable for his non-appearance in the Dolphins video especially in clips of the Dolphins’ games was Dan Marino. I’m sure it had something to do with a likeness licensing deal. Also of note, Walter Payton’s dance part in the video had to be dubbed in later via green screen because he couldn’t make the original shoot.

Let’s Ram it!

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