sportsbybrooks.com - 5/5/2008
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Bears RB Cedric Benson ran for 674 yards last season. Last night, Benson tried to run from an arrest and was pepper sprayed for his trouble.
Benson was boating “ with about 12 or 15 others” near Austin, Texas when he failed an abbreviated sobriety test and refused to take a follow-up test on dry land. And then the fun started.
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