The police report: Benson was 'cocky' and 'insulting'

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 The police report: Benson was 'cocky' and 'insulting'
Police documents say Bears running back Cedric Benson had bloodshot eyes and slurred speech when approached by an officer in Texas over the weekend in an incident resulting in him being charged with drunken boating and resisting arrest. [link]

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Benson won’t be released, could face suspension
Published 5/5/2008 by Shea at Blog Down, Chicago Bears - Chicago Bears rumors, news, analysis and opinion since 2008.
Amid conflicting reports of what happened Saturday night – Benson says he was roughed up, police say he was cocky and insulting – the Bears will assuredly be weighing their options of what to do with him. One option that they won’t have is deciding if Benson will be suspended or not. NFL Sheriff…er…Commissioner Roger Goodell has already demonstrated his intolerance for players screwing up. A four or eight-game suspension certainly wouldn’t be out of the works. If Benson were to miss the first half of the season, his already dwindling chances of repeating his stint as starting ...

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