<P> The Houston Texans selected Henson in the sixth round (192nd overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft, to own his rights in case he decided to return to the NFL . </P> <P> After retiring from baseball, he returned to football for the 2004 NFL season . On March 12, he was acquired by the Dallas Cowboys after they traded their third round pick in the 2005 NFL Draft (#73 - Vernand Morency) to the Houston Texans . It was later reported that owner / general manager Jerry Jones influenced the organization into making the transaction . </P> <P> After the surprising release of starter Quincy Carter on August 4, he was moved to the backup position behind veteran Vinny Testaverde . On Thanksgiving Day, Testaverde had previously missed practice and was limited with a sore right shoulder, so Henson was given the chance to start his first NFL game . He went 4--12 for 31 passing yards and one interception that was returned for a touchdown in the first half, before leaving the game with the score tied at seven . Head coach Bill Parcells opted to insert Testaverde and the team went on to win the game 21--7 . Henson finished the season as a backup with 10 of 18 pass attempts completed for 78 yards and one touchdown . </P> <P> In 2005, Henson had a poor training camp showing and landed third on the depth chart behind Drew Bledsoe and Tony Romo . At the end of the season, Parcells announced that Henson would be allocated to NFL Europe league to work on his skills . In 2006, he was assigned to the Rhein Fire of NFL Europe, where he almost led them to the World Bowl only to finish third behind the Frankfurt Galaxy and the Amsterdam Admirals . He returned to the Cowboys but was waived on August 24, after Parcells decided to keep Bledsoe and Romo as the only two quarterbacks on the roster . </P>

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