Bengals Make Chris Henry a Captain

Hold up! Wait! What!?!?

Well, for one night only, the Cincinnati Bengals made Chris Henry one of their team captains during last night's final preseason game:

Wide receiver Chris Henry, dressed in uniform number 15, was in a group of players at midfield before the game, representing the Bengals as a team captain during the coin toss against the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium on Thursday night.

Now, let's play a game of "What Does This Mean?"

-Was it the Bengals way of trying to send a message to Henry that they expect him to be an upstanding citizen and teammate?

-Was it the Bengals way of trying to tell the NFL that these preseason games are a joke?

-Was it Marvin Lewis' way of smacking owner Mike Brown by overly "accepting" Henry back ... even if he doesn't want him?

That's a tough one, but I think it is a little of the first and last one. If Marvin Lewis is stuck with Henry, he may as well try to try to get him to have some team accountability. Since he's been away from the franchise so much over the past couple years, he may have lost that.

I do think it was a jab at owner Mike Brown. Lewis' hasn't endorsed this move and given those "Mike Brown calls the shots" comments to the media. Why else would you trot out a guy that has barely practiced, has been kicked off the team and won't be around for the next month as one of the team captains?