Bengals owner desperate to save souls, or himself?

"I understand where they're coming from," Henry said. "Just from everything that's happened in the past and all of the mistakes I've made and I greatly regret. I understand where they're coming from."

No, he doesn't actually and neither does Brown. This isn't about saving souls as much as it is about an owner desperately trying to save his own skin. Henry admitted his phone hadn't rung with an offer until Brown called. Generally, offenders are advised to avoid the people and places where they last found trouble.

Henry, though, couldn't wait to get back in the fold.

"I'm just excited and ready to go. This is what I do. I'm used," Henry said, "to being around this."

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Jim Litke is a national sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at jlitkeap.org.