Benson on drunk boating charges: 'I wasn't drunk'

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BENSON SOUNDS OFF
Published 5/5/2008 by Mike Florio at 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?
Published 5/5/2008 by Russianator at 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
Published 5/5/2008 at With Leather
... 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
Published 5/5/2008 by houroc at SportFiends
... 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
Published 5/5/2008 by Michael Rand at 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)
Published 5/5/2008 at 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 ...