Benson on shaky ground

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If your cup is half full, you could look at Cedric Benson's arrest Saturday in Texas as a positive sign for the 2008 Bears. Benson is recovering from a fracture just above his left ankle that required a plate and screws to hold the bone together. As the team wonders how much speed the injury will cost him, it can take heart in the fact that he apparently has found his sea legs. [link]

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He Ced, she said: Bears RB rocks the boat
Published 5/5/2008 at ESPN.com - NFL Nation - Blog
... It seemed like Mike Mulligan of the Sun-Times was also calling for Benson's job, but then he offers a slight reprieve at the end. Benson's already lost his "feature back" status. ...

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