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Benson on drunk boating charges: 'I wasn't drunk'
Benson on drunk boating charges: 'I wasn't drunk'
Troubled waters TEXAS | Bears running back pepper-sprayed after allegedly resisting police Bears running back Cedric Benson was pepper-sprayed and charged with drunken boating and resisting arrest in Texas -- but he denies the charges, saying police roughed him up for no reason. A former Texas Longhorn, Benson was arrested Saturday night after he turned "combative" and "argumentative" during a ...
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BENSON SOUNDS OFF
ProFootballTalk.com — Bears running back Cedric Benson isn’t taking his recent arrest for boating under the influence quietly. Benson has told multiple media outlets that he was fine, and that he generally didn’t do anything wrong.“ I was not intoxicated ,” Benson said, according to the Chicago Sun-Times .  “There was alcohol on the boat, and others were enjoying themselves, but I wasn’t drunk.” But Benson, per police, failed a sobriety test designed for boaters, and then refused to go ashore for more testing.  He also refused to put on a life jacket. After Benson was pepper sprayed and his boat ...

Monday Morning - Did You Know?
Three Idiots on Sports — ... That Phillies second baseman Chase Utley has already hit 13 home runs and is the National League player of the month for April? That Bears running back Cedric Benson was arrested for boating while intoxicated - and either Cedric or the cops are lying as to what happened. That if you are a golf fan you should get used to seeing the name Anthony Kim - the kid looks real good, especially at 23. That the Syracuse lacrosse team is returning to the NCAA tournament as the 3 seed? They play Canisius. ...

CEDRIC BENSON WAS DRUNK, BOATING, PEPPERY
With Leather - Sports news and gossip, panda sex, and the occasional Toonces the driving cat Photoshop — ... Bears running back Cedric Benson, once a a top draft pick before blossoming into a runner who could get 2.5 yards a carry and 60 yards per game no matter what the stakes, was arrested over the weekend for boating while intoxicated and resisting arrest, the latter of which got him a faceful of pepper spray.  (Mmmmm... incapacitating.)  Benson, however, denies the charges. ...

Bad weekend for Cedric Benson
Hail Mary Jane — ... Bears running back Cedric Benson was arrested and charged with drunken boating and resisting arrest. He also got pepper sprayed by police. I’m sure thats not how planned on spending his weekend. ...

1 if by land; 2 if by sea; 3 if by Cedric Benson
Randball — ... . One if by land? Well, Cedric hasn’t exactly torn it up as the Bears’ running back. A No. 4 overall pick should probably average more than 3.8 yards per carry for his career and not make fans cringe every time he touches the ball. But now, two if by sea? Benson was charged with drunken boating over the weekend in Texas, giving us all that lovely image you see (from the AP). The Chicago Sun-Times has more of the details: ...

Quick Hits: Guns, death and football (part 2)
Goal-Line Stand — ... After all, has Mendenhall even been paid yet? • Speaking of bad starts for rookies, former USC tight end Fred Davis overslept and missed Sunday’s minicamp practice with the Redskins. The Washington Post reports the ‘Skins will deal with the issue in-house . • It’s not exactly guns or death, but Cedric Benson, who once appeared on the over of ESPN the Magazine declaring “I’m not Ricky,” was arrested for boating while intoxicated . Benson, of course, claims he wasn’t drunk . • And then there’s Falcons’ linebacker Michael Boley, who was charged with ...

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When Cedric Benson spoke with Bears coach Lovie Smith on Sunday afternoon after rookie minicamp concluded, he denied the charges brought against him the night before that he was drunk while boating and resisted arrest.
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Running back Cedric Benson of the Chicago Bears was charged with failing a sobriety test while operating a 30-foot boat, and resisting arrest...
Benson's Arrest Creates New Headache for BearsMark Maske's NFL Insider 5/5/2008
Tailback Cedric Benson's status with the Chicago Bears already was being questioned by some within the league before he was arrested over the weekend in Texas and charged with boating while intoxicated and resisting arrest. The questions undoubtedly ...
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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 ...
Options running out for Benson, Bearschicagotribune.com - Sports 5/5/2008
Arrest appears to give Bears every reason to let troubled Benson go, but he still could be of value to team > It is understandable to think that whether it ...