# NFL Week 14 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 11, 2009, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/520808 "2009-12-11T01:43:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2009, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/520808/101 "2009-12-16T23:56:54Z")
> **[Bengals WR Chris Henry suffers 'very serious' injuries in accident and...](http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2009/12/bengals-wr-chris-henry-suffers-very-serious-injuries-in-car-accident/1)** > > Bengals WR Chris Henry suffered what the team called "very serious" injuries in a car accident in Charlotte today. Bet that hurt. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2009, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/520808/102 "2009-12-17T00:14:12Z")
There are currently various conflicting reports. One guy who claims to be a sportswriter reported that he was dead. Other reports say life support. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2009, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/520808/103 "2009-12-17T00:21:16Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > [http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2009/12/bengals-wr-chris-henry-suffers-very-serious-injuries-in-car-accident/1](http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2009/12/bengals-wr-chris-henry-suffers-very-serious-injuries-in-car-accident/1) > > Bet that hurt. That’s not really very funny. The guy was by all accounts turning his life around, has a couple little kids, etc. I wasn’t a huge fan of them bringing him back onto the team after everything else, but damn. > [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](#): > > There are currently various conflicting reports. One guy who claims to be a sportswriter reported that he was dead. Other reports say life support. Fox sports reporting life support. > **[NFL News, Scores, Standings & Stats](https://www.foxsports.com/nfl)** > > Get NFL news, scores, stats, standings & more for your favorite teams and players -- plus watch highlights and live games! All on FoxSports.com. _Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry is on life support after falling out of the back of a pickup truck in North Carolina, a source has told [FOXSports.com](http://FOXSports.com)’s Alex Marvez. The source described the situation as “dire.”_ ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2009, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/520808/104 "2009-12-17T00:24:02Z")
Reading between the lines it seems likely that Henry suffered a severe head injury and is basically a vegetable on life support right now. Might be a matter of time before they discuss pulling the plug. People having a field day laughing about the Tiger-Elin situation and domestic violence might want to read this one. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2009, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/520808/105 "2009-12-17T00:29:48Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > Reading between the lines it seems likely that Henry suffered a severe head injury and is basically a vegetable on life support right now. Might be a matter of time before they discuss pulling the plug. > > People having a field day laughing about the Tiger-Elin situation and domestic violence might want to read this one. Yeah. It sounds like he and his fiancee (whom is our backup fullback Fui Vakapuna’s sister, I believe) continued to fight after he jumped into the bed of the truck she was attempting to drive away, and she was swerving back and forth and tossed him out. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2009, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/520808/106 "2009-12-17T17:26:04Z")
As expected, [he didn’t make it](http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=cr-chrishenrydies121709&prov=yhoo&type=lgns). ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2009, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/520808/107 "2009-12-17T21:34:35Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > That’s not really very funny. The guy was by all accounts turning his life around, has a couple little kids, etc. I wasn’t a huge fan of them bringing him back onto the team after everything else, but damn. I wasn’t being funny. I was making an observation. I’ve fallen out of a truck before, and it really hurt. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2009, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/520808/108 "2009-12-17T22:28:47Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > I wasn’t being funny. I was making an observation. I’ve fallen out of a truck before, and it really hurt. You lived. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2009, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/520808/109 "2009-12-17T22:36:31Z")
Er… well spotted? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/520808.md?page=5)