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Bye Bye Benson Bye Bye
Posted by Rod
There must have been something in the water former University of Texas running backs were drinking. First Ricky Williams couldn’t pass a drug test and now Cedric Benson can’t pass a field sobriety test. The NFL player has been cut by the Chicago Bears following his second arrest for allegedly operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol
The Bears’ star running back faces a court date this month for allegedly operating a boat on a Texas lake while intoxicated. Benson was hit with a second charge this past weekend after cops say he drove an automobile drunk, not far from the site of his boating arrest weeks ago.
“Cedric displayed a pattern of behavior we will not tolerate,” Bears GM Jerry Angelo says in a statement. “As I said this past weekend, you have to protect your job. Everyone in this organization is held accountable for their actions.”
Benson apologized through attorney David Cornwell, maintaining his innocence on both intoxication charges: “I apologize for making the poor decision to drink and drive during the early morning of Saturday, June 7. Given the incident last month, it was a particularly bad decision. I have no excuse for this lack of judgment. Though I strongly believe that I am not guilty of any crime, I realize that the public and the Bears organization hold me to higher standard.”
Reread his statement again. Does he really think it was a bad decision just because he was arrested on a similar charge a month ago? When has it ever been a good decision to drink and drive?! Benson was such a phenomenal athlete in high school and college, its a shame his pro career has been such a disaster. Hopefully this brother lands on his feet with a new team. After all, he didn’t want to be drafted by the Bears in the first place.
That was the best thing that could have happened to the Bears. Now they can go out and get a decent running back…and a QB while they are at it.
Though unknown, they have some talent in the backfield. Peterson’s not good at all, but the rookie drafted didnt have a bad career in college + they have PJ Pope who had a hell of a career @ BG. Will be interesting to see what happens.