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Bench Warmer
What does everyone think ?
Will Cedric make a impact with the Bengals or not ?
Let me hear your thoughs. I would like to think this is a good move for the Bengals but they are talking a large chance on him.
CINCINNATI (TICKER) —The Cincinnati Bengals are rolling the dice again.
The Bengals on Tuesday signed running back Cedric Benson, who was released by the Chicago Bears earlier this year after he was arrested on a pair of alcohol-related charges.
Terms of the contract were not disclosed.
Charges against Benson in both cases were dismissed last week, so the Bengals obviously felt comfortable taking a chance on signing him.
The Bengals just welcomed back wide receiver Chris Henry from a four-game suspension Monday for violating the league’s personal conduct policy.
Henry has been released by Cincinnati on April 3 following his fifth arrest since 2005 but was re-signed on August 19. He was among nine members of the Bengals who were arrested during a nine-month stretch in 2006.
Benson was arrested twice in a five-week span in May and early June. He disputed both arrests - one for a traffic violation and once for a boating incident.
The No. 4 overall pick by the Bears in the 2005 draft, Benson had a disappointing NFL career thus far, failing to reach 1,000 yards rushing in his three seasons in Chicago. He played in 35 games for the Bears, starting 12.
In 2007, Benson’s season was cut short by a broken leg, an injury which sidelined him for the final five games.
Benson averaged a career low of 3.4 yards per carry last year, finishing the season with 674 yards and four touchdowns on 196 carries.
While at Texas, Benson was arrested twice - on a misdemeanor trespassing charge in 2003 for entering an apartment to retrieve a television that he reported stolen, and on misdemeanor drug and alcohol charges in 2002 that eventually were dropped.
Also on Tuesday, Cincinnati placed running back DeDe Dorsey on injured reserve.
Will Cedric make a impact with the Bengals or not ?
Let me hear your thoughs. I would like to think this is a good move for the Bengals but they are talking a large chance on him.
CINCINNATI (TICKER) —The Cincinnati Bengals are rolling the dice again.
The Bengals on Tuesday signed running back Cedric Benson, who was released by the Chicago Bears earlier this year after he was arrested on a pair of alcohol-related charges.
Terms of the contract were not disclosed.
Charges against Benson in both cases were dismissed last week, so the Bengals obviously felt comfortable taking a chance on signing him.
The Bengals just welcomed back wide receiver Chris Henry from a four-game suspension Monday for violating the league’s personal conduct policy.
Henry has been released by Cincinnati on April 3 following his fifth arrest since 2005 but was re-signed on August 19. He was among nine members of the Bengals who were arrested during a nine-month stretch in 2006.
Benson was arrested twice in a five-week span in May and early June. He disputed both arrests - one for a traffic violation and once for a boating incident.
The No. 4 overall pick by the Bears in the 2005 draft, Benson had a disappointing NFL career thus far, failing to reach 1,000 yards rushing in his three seasons in Chicago. He played in 35 games for the Bears, starting 12.
In 2007, Benson’s season was cut short by a broken leg, an injury which sidelined him for the final five games.
Benson averaged a career low of 3.4 yards per carry last year, finishing the season with 674 yards and four touchdowns on 196 carries.
While at Texas, Benson was arrested twice - on a misdemeanor trespassing charge in 2003 for entering an apartment to retrieve a television that he reported stolen, and on misdemeanor drug and alcohol charges in 2002 that eventually were dropped.
Also on Tuesday, Cincinnati placed running back DeDe Dorsey on injured reserve.
