Henry In a move that allows suspended Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry to avoid any further potential league sanctions for now, Clermont County (Ohio) prosecutors have been granted a continuance in a trial that had been scheduled to begin on Thursday morning. The trial is on charges stemming from Henry's arrest June 3 for speeding and operating a vehicle under the influence (OVI). There was no immediate explanation offered by the prosecution for the continuance request. The new trial date is set for Nov. 27. A second-year veteran who was arrested four times in a six-month stretch of the offseason, Henry was suspended by the league for two games earlier this month for violations of the substance abuse policy and the personal conduct policy. His suspension -- which cost Henry $41,176 of his scheduled base salary of $350,000 for 2006, plus an additional $20,000 fine -- ends after this Sunday's game against Carolina.

Provided he follows the terms of his suspension, Henry will be eligible to return to the active roster next Monday and to play in the Oct. 29 game against the Atlanta Falcons.

Given the decimated state of their wide receiver corps, the Bengals can certainly use Henry, who in the first three games of the season had 11 catches for 177 yards and two touchdowns. Cincinnati suffered a spate of injuries at wide receiver in the past two weeks. There are indications that versatile tailback Chris Perry, who is expected to be activated from the physically unable to perform list for Sunday's game, might see some action at wide receiver.

Had the Thursday trial convened as scheduled and were Henry convicted of either charge or entered a guilty plea to a lesser charge, he would have been subject to additional league sanctions. Henry, 23, can still be suspended or fined, or both, once the charges from the June 2 incident are resolved.

Police reports show that Henry registered a blood-alcohol level of .092 on a breathalyzer test. The legal limit in Ohio is .080. The speeding charge against Henry is a minor misdemeanor in Ohio and the OVI charge is a first-degree misdemeanor. But no matter the status under Ohio law, a conviction or plea deal would still represent a repeat offense by Henry in the league's eyes.

Any subsequent sanctions would likely be harsher than his current two-game suspension.

In 2005, Henry played in 14 games as a rookie and posted 31 receptions for 422 yards and six touchdowns. The former West Virginia star, a third-round choice in 2005, is regarded as one of the NFL's top No. 3 wide receivers.

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Len Pasquarelli is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com.