Sports News

Henry sent to prison for drug conviction

Published: July 15, 2009 at 11:07 PM
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS VS DENVER BRONCOS

BILLINGS, Mont., July 15 (UPI) -- A Montana judge has hit former NFL running back Travis Henry with a three-year prison term for a federal cocaine trafficking conviction.

Henry was arrested last October after a multi-kilogram cocaine transaction in Centennial, Colo.

The Billings Gazette reported Wednesday that Chief U.S. District Judge Richard Cebull sentenced him to a three years in a federal prison in Florida with five years probation.

The sentence could have been for 10 years.

Henry, 30, was released by the Denver Broncos before the 2008 season, a year after he rushed for 691 yards and four touchdowns in 12 games.

In parts of seven NFL seasons with Buffalo, Tennessee and Denver, the 2002 Pro Bowl selection scored 38 touchdowns while rushing for 6,086 yards.

He also has acknowledged fathering nine children with different mothers. A central Florida woman claimed this year that number should be 11 because Henry is the father of her 18-month-old twins.

© 2009 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Order reprints



Additional News Stories
Former bathroom book may sell for $99,000 (4 min)
Palin book tour travels to Pa., N.Y.
Spanish farmers march on capital
COL FB: Utah 38, San Diego State 7
Westwood wins in Dubai
COL FB: Northwestern 33, Wisconsin 31
COL FB: California 34, Stanford 28
fark
Ahmadinejad in Tehran has a plot / But the US and Israelis think not / So they'll ready their planes...
Be glad for the tryptophan in the turkey on Thanksgiving. It blocks the 9 aphrodisacs from turning...
Las Vegas passes law requiring all dogs and cats be sterilized. You bet your dog wants a bus ticket....
Brits up in arms over proposal to have their national health system provide counseling to couples...
46 years ago today, a single man killed JFK
Tween pop star holds concert in mall. A twangle of tweens riot before show begins. Police arrest...