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BENSON WAS PEPPER SPRAYED DURING ARREST
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 [...]
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