Willie, Rudi on Henry departure

Reaction on the Bengals' release of wide receiver Chris Henry:

Willie Anderson: "I'm sorry for his family. We, as a team, know how much he was doing for his family. More than the Bengals were depending on him. He had family up here after (Hurricane) Katrina (hit New Orleans). He had a whole lot of family up here. You know more bad news is coming for him after today. Just pray for him, man, as corny as that sounds. I hope he and his family are OK through this ordeal."

Rudi Johnson: "It's definitely sad. He had talent. He's a very talented kid. But as a teammate, I have to ask myself if I did enough to help him, even though I did a lot. You wish him the best and hopefully he gets the message and gets the big picture.

"Last season, I talked to him a lot when he wasn't playing. He was at my house a lot. He would say he was determined to turn his life around. It's sad that he was telling me one thing and doing another."