(Agencies)
Updated: 2007-12-06 10:50

NEW YORK - Travis Henry will practice for the Denver Broncos on Wednesday with a load off his mind after the team's leading rusher won his appeal against a positive test for marijuana and a one-year suspension.

Henry said he was innocent, arguing there were technical errors in the NFL's testing procedure.

"I never smoked," he told the Denver Post's Web site (www.denverpost.com) on Tuesday. "I don't know how it came out the way it did.

"I don't know if they did something wrong with the testing or what. I don't know but I'm grateful."

When Henry, who had two previous doping infractions, tested positive in August he said it may have been the product of exposure to second-hand smoke. His lawyers also argued there were procedural mistakes committed by the league.

Henry underwent a lie detector test and gave the Broncos a hair sample to demonstrate his innocence.

"Travis Henry will remain in the substance-abuse program, must continue to adhere to all aspects of it, but will not be suspended following his appeal," the NFL said in a statement.

"The defense of hair samples and lie detector tests was irrelevant and unconvincing but our substance-abuse program is based on meeting the highest standards and respecting player rights in all phases of its administration."

The 29-year-old Henry, who returned last week after missing three games with a knee injury, leads Denver (5-7) with 629 yards rushing.

Henry is looking forward to Sunday's game against the Kansas City Chiefs now suspension worries are over.

"I kept trying to convince myself I could be Superman through this whole thing but I am human," he said.

"I'm ready to prove to the Broncos they have something good."