Henry flies to New York to challenge drug test

Jeff Legwold, Rocky Mountain News

Published October 10, 2007 at midnight

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ENGLEWOOD - Running back Travis Henry was excused from practice Tuesday to travel to New York as part of his challenge to a positive drug test that could bring a yearlong suspension if he loses a court case as well as an upcoming appeal hearing with the league.

It is believed Henry submitted to a hair test - another type of drug test - as well as a lie detector test. Henry is battling the NFL in court about the league's testing procedures. He is trying to prevent a test of a "B" sample without his own experts present.

It is possible Henry could miss today's morning practice. Lie detector test results are not admissible in court, but Henry is believed to also be preparing his eventual appeal to the league once his court case has concluded in the coming weeks.

ETC: Receiver Brandon Stokley (head), receiver Javon Walker (knee) and defensive tackle Sam Adams were held out of practice. Stokley is expected to return to practice next week and coach Mike Shanahan was hopeful Walker could do some conditioning work this week and might be able to try to practice next week. Adams, who had offseason knee surgery, has been routinely held out of some workouts this season. . . . Center Tom Nalen underwent surgery to repair a torn right biceps. . . . The Broncos moved Nalen and tight end Nate Jackson to injured reserve, opening two roster spots. . . . The Broncos worked out five linebackers including Rian Wallace, a fifth-round pick by the Steelers in 2005, and Robert McCune, a 2005 fifth-round pick by the Redskins who was cut by Miami during training camp. Also working out were: Brandon Archer, who was released from the Vikings practice squad last month; William Kershaw, who was waived by the Chiefs last month; and Roy Manning, who was cut by the Jaguars in training camp.