As if the Bengals weren't thugs enough... http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-bears-bensonarrested&prov=ap&type=lgns AUSTIN, Texas (AP)?Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson failed a sobriety test while operating a 30-foot boat, then resisted arrest before being hit with pepper spray and dragged ashore by officers. Benson faces charges of boating while intoxicated and resisting arrest after the incident Saturday night on Lake Travis, Travis County Sheriff?s Department spokesman Roger Wade said. Benson was released from jail early Sunday on a $14,500 bond. A call to Benson?s agent was not immediately returned. Benson was operating the boat with 15 passengers aboard when he was stopped by a Lower Colorado River Authority officer for a random safety inspection. He failed a field sobriety test on the officer?s boat and was uncooperative when the officer tried to take him ashore, the authority said. ?When Benson did not pass the test, he presented himself as a threat to the officer and argued about whether or not he would be taken to land to have a follow-up field sobriety test performed on land and refused to put on a life jacket,? the authority said in a statement. The officer had to use pepper spray to subdue Benson. He then refused to leave the officer?s boat and authorities had to drag him to a car to be taken to the Travis County jail, the authority said. Benson has had legal problems before. He was sentenced to eight days in jail in 2003 for a misdemeanor trespassing charge after forcing his way into an apartment to look for a reported stolen TV. In 2002, misdemeanor drug and alcohol charges against him were dropped. Benson rushed for more than 5,500 yards and 64 touchdowns at the University of Texas, going for 1,000 yards in four straight seasons. The 25-year-old has done little since the Bears took him with the fourth pick of the 2005 draft. As a rookie he couldn?t beat out Thomas Jones and rushed for 272 yards in nine games. He was more effective the next season while sharing time with Jones, going for six touchdowns and 647 yards. Last year, Benson took over as the featured back after Jones was traded away. He rushed for 674 yards, four touchdowns and 3.4 yards a carry before going on injured reserve in November. In three years with the Bears, Benson has rushed for 1,593 yards and 10 touchdowns, averaging 3.8 yards a carry. He?s also missed 13 games.
What does he have to do with the Bengals? Sucks that his day got ruined, and probably a lot of days coming up.
Think the Bear's realize now that they traded away the wrong RB..... C. Benson is quickly working his way out of the NFL with his stupidity. He was bad mouthing Jones after he left, how he was going to show Chi-town who was the better RB and why the Bear's traded Jones and kept him. What a smuck...........
Way to pass judgement. Why don't we wait and see what really happened before calling the guy names and making him into a criminal. While we probably all agree on the assessment on the field, just give the off the field one a chance for the truth to come out. :wink:
Very true.. and although I am not complaining they traded us TJ and all we had to do was swap 2nd round picks..a bet a lot of Bears fans are still pissed off about that..
Last I heard one of his passengers had video of officers beating him up. Anyone hear about this? Any new news? On a rare ocassion, I'm actually believing an NFL player this time around.
This could potentially be a pretty high profile police brutality case. Could be. That would sure be interesting...
