Cincinnati Bengals Wide Receiver Chris Henry’s death on Thursday of this week took the NFL and sports by surprise and brought out the best thoughts expressed about a man who was clearly on his way to a new and brighter life. From Bengals Head Coach Marvin Lewis, to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, the league communicated its collective sadness to the World.

“I think we’re ready to go play football,” coach Marvin Lewis said. “I think it will be a good thing because people are continuing to talk about something that really doesn’t have an effect on us right now. Unfortunately, Chris had been injured and been away from us. It’s a very tragic thing, but the team is moving on.”