BENSON WAS PEPPER SPRAYED DURING ARREST

Goal-Line Stand found this 5/5/2008 on www.profootballtalk.com [flag]

Following up on the reports this morning that Bears running back Cedric Benson was arrested in Texas, more details have now emerged. The Chicago Tribune reports that Benson failed a sobriety “float test,” which is similar to a field sobriety test that drivers take. Benson also reportedly argued about taking a follow-up test on land and [...] [link]

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