blogs.suntimes.com - 5/5/2008
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Surely, the Bears are still in an information-gathering mode when it comes to Cedric Benson .
Two days after his arrest on Lake Travis near Austin, Texas, there are vastly different stories being told by the running back and the Lower Colorado River Authority. The NFL, no doubt, is also looking into the matter. While Benson is not in danger of being zapped like Tank Johnson was with an ...
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Benson won’t be released, could face suspension
Blog Down, Chicago Bears —
... over the weekend and it seems the collective preference in Bears fandom is for Forte to start. In regard to yesterday’s post where I wrote Benson’s release was coming soon; well, it’s just not going to happen. Benson will not, I repeat, will not be released. This year anyway. Per Brad Biggs of the Chicago Sun-Times, cutting Benson before June 1 would cause a $6 million cap hit . Even if the cut was made after June 1 or recorded in the books as a post-June 1 cut, the Bears would still take a $2.5 million cap hit. So, what do the Bears do with Benson? If it’s found his version ...
Bears Could Be Handcuffed by Benson's Cap Hit
Windy City Gridiron —
... The general consensus among Windy City Gridiron readers and most Bears fans is that Cedric Benson should be cut for his humiliations both on and off the field. However, as Brad Biggs of the Chicago Sun-Times points out, sending Benson on the next boat out of Chicago would result in a harsh cap hit for the team. ...
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Bears RB Benson Arrested
bizoffootball.com 5/5/2008 — Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson knew that he couldn’t drive a car while he was drunk, but apparently he thought it would be alright to pilot a boat. Benson was arrested on Saturday night and charged with boating while intoxicated, as reported by Yahoo! Sports : Benson failed a “float test” - an abbreviated version of a field sobriety test - and became combative with police ...
The police report: Benson was 'cocky' and 'insulting'
suntimes.com 5/5/2008 — Police documents say Bears running back Cedric Benson had bloodshot
eyes and slurred speech when approached by
an officer in Texas over the weekend in an incident resulting in
him being charged with drunken boating and resisting
arrest.
Benson won’t be released, could face suspension
blogdowncb.wordpress.com 5/5/2008 — Amid conflicting reports of what happened Saturday night – Benson says he was roughed up, police say he was cocky and insulting – the Bears will assuredly be weighing their options of what to do with him.
BENSON WAS PEPPER SPRAYED DURING ARREST
profootballtalk.com 5/5/2008 — 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 ...
No Bears gain from penalty -
chicagotribune.com 5/6/2008 — When NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell ruled the 49ers had tampered with Bears linebacker Lance Briggs , he decided to punish the 49ers and reward the Bears. He did so by taking away the 49ers' fifth-round draft pick and forcing the 49ers to switch ...
