Henry is broke, his lawyer says. But he is now free to pursue a job with another team, depending, of course, what course of discipline NFL commissioner Roger Goodell might hand out.

--The end of business Tuesday was the deadline for NFL teams to sign their designated franchise players to multi-year contracts or an extension, according to league rules. Offensive lineman Stacy Andrews, the team's franchise player, had signed his one-year tender of $7.455 million before the start of the offseason strength and conditioning program in March.

Andrews now will play under the one-year tender, and it can't be extended until after the final regular-season game. The Bengals had hoped to sign Andrews to a long-term contract to reduce his salary cap number for 2008.

--Discussions are underway with representatives for first-round pick Keith Rivers, the former Southern Cal linebacker selected by the Bengals with the ninth overall pick in the April draft.

--After a wild offseason punctuated by unflattering comments in the media toward the Bengals organization, wide receiver Chad Johnson has apparently fallen back into the fold. He had a productive minicamp in June, which he had threatened to skip, and cooperated with the team to have a team doctor perform minor ankle surgery a few days later. Johnson is expected to be ready for the start of training camp.

QUOTE TO NOTE: "I told him I was married already." -- Veteran right guard Bobby Williams, when asked about having quarterback Carson Palmer's hands on his backside during minicamp; Williams got work as a backup center behind starter Eric Ghiaciuc.

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