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Cedric Benson may be convinced that the police in Texas have him in their crosshairs but his problems with uniformed groups didn’t end when he crossed the state line.
According to Jay Glazer, Benson was not well-liked by his teammates on the Bears either. He went on Dan Patrick’s radio program yesterday, via MJD at Yahoo! Sports, and recounted a tale from the 2006 training camp. Thomas Jones and Lovie Smith were feuding and some Bears vets felt that Benson was getting handed the starting job prematurely, an idea they couldn’t get behind. “Hell, one year they tried to hurt him to make sure that Thomas Jones was going to be the starter. That’s how bad it was with that team,” Glazer told Patrick.
When Patrick asked if he got the information from a Bears player, Glazer responded “No, it wasn’t a Bears defensive player. It was about ten of them.”
That’s enough to drive a man to drink his sorrows away.
June 11th, 2008 at 10:48 am
I wouldn’t feel too bad. He’s already made more money than 80% of the people in the US will make in their entire life.
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June 11th, 2008 at 10:49 am
“BEARS DEFENSE WASN’T FOND OF CEDRIC BENSON”
. . . neither was the offence, or the coaching staff, or the ownership, or the fans . . .
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June 11th, 2008 at 10:54 am
The Bears have a lot wrong with them, but if wanting to hurt a teammate is one of them then there are truly serious locker room issues. They should probably just can most of the team and rebuild.
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June 11th, 2008 at 11:09 am
This is old news…the story was in both Chicago papers when it was happening
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June 11th, 2008 at 11:13 am
Maybe if/when he signs with another team, in AFL2 or some other bush semi-pro football leagues, they can stitch him up a jersey with “THEY HATE ME” on the nameplate. If he plays even remotely well, maybe the pub from the jersey can get him back in the league a la Rod Smart a.k.a. HE HATE ME.
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June 11th, 2008 at 11:15 am
They didn’t just try to hurt him, they succeeded. Urlacher and Mike Brown separated his shoulder for him.
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June 11th, 2008 at 11:17 am
Um, where have you been? This was reported back IN 2006 when it happened!!
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June 11th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
old news
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June 11th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Yes……………… old news. But I admit it was something that I had forgotten about, and am now reminded of.
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June 11th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Who cares…….as long as he is gone…..
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June 11th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
So when Denny Green screamed “they were who we thought they were” about the Bears in 2006, did he mean a dysfunctional group of thugs with no leadership or team chemistry?
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June 11th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
When he signs in AFL2? He’ll be picked up by an NFL team withing 10 days. Easily.
Nobody gives up on a 4th overall pick that easy. He will be signed in the NFL. Lots of fools on here.
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June 11th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
I’m sure another team will sign him with the idea they they will be able to help him.
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June 11th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
hitdog i dont know what kool-aid your drunk on but benson sucks.
Sure he will get picked up but that doesnt change that FACT that he SUCKS.When,if ever in his Bears career did he show you any moment that he deeply wanted to be the top notch NFL player he was drafted to be? This assclown gave the bears the trifecta for reasons to release him 1)lack of/NO production. 2)A history of injuries and 3)His off field antics.not to mention after they traded Thomas Jones,and handed Benson the starting job he shows up to camp overweight. This guy is disturbed and he needs help.look at the other top 5 (hell the top 10!!) draft picks from that year ALMOST all of them SUCK too.
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June 11th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
No leadership or team chemistry? If anything that story screams the opposite. Sounds to me that the whole team didn’t want a selfish bum like Benson stealing a job from a team player like Thomas Jones without earning it.
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June 11th, 2008 at 7:38 pm
Benson sucks but he has no QB and you’re not gonna have a hard time if you have no QB.
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June 11th, 2008 at 7:57 pm
Benson cried when he was drafted beacuse he knew he hit the jackpot and wouldn’t have to work again. He couldn’t hit the holes the O-line gave him. He was the last guy off the ground and into the huddle after every play. He just looked like he had no heart out there. His lack of production had already put his job in jeopardy, the arrests just made it easier to get rid of him.
Good riddance!
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June 11th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
The dude was a bad omen from the start! The Bears have wasted first round draft picks on Running Backs since the 90’s. Any other free agent running back like Jordon from Oakland or Williams formely of the Lions will be an upgrade anyway! The guy is on his last leg in the NFL. The only way he makes an impact this upcoming year will be if, he beats both arrest in court and goes to AA. Well that goin to happen? What a dysfunctional system of giving player third and forth chances. Good riddance as well!
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June 11th, 2008 at 9:31 pm
I’d never heard this story before, thanks for posting it.
Unlike most of the PFT readers evidently I don’t scour the local Chicago newspapers on a daily basis.
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June 11th, 2008 at 10:23 pm
The release of Cedric Benson is the beginning of putting the plaster on the cracks of the Bears offense. This unit is brutal, plain and simple.
The idea of drafting Benson was at the time the right thing to do-if Jerry Angelo was going to make a move for a premier wide receiver or younger offensive linemen at the time. That was the only obvious problem as Angelo proved that he can build a defense even after the release of Rosey Colvin and the aging Ted Washington (who both went on to win titles with the Patriots). I admit, I thought Benson was going to be a standout back, but the problems, and the clock, began when Benson held out for a signing bonus. I don’t know why Angelo got forced into signing him for that much, but it set the organization back a long way on player negotiations. The Bears are going to have to start paying players until guys on this unit get released or retire. Urlacher will most definitely get a restructured deal to include another signing bonus, Tommie Harris the same, and Hester will get an extension. Locking up Nathan Vasher, Charles Tillman, and Lance Briggs helps to alleviate this situation. Good to see there are a couple of guys smart enough to figure out the business on the field handles the contracts.
Jerry, it’s time to put your money where your mouth is. It is still your job to lose.
P.S. Daunte Culpepper = Still a bad idea (see Kordell Stewart)
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June 11th, 2008 at 10:29 pm
Or in his case, to Drink & Drive his sorrows away…
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June 12th, 2008 at 12:21 am
Rhode reported: “They didn’t just try to hurt him, they succeeded. Urlacher and Mike Brown separated his shoulder for him.”
I’m disappointed to hear that Mike Brown was in on that. I thought I got a “nice guy” vibe from him. In my book, intentionally hurting a teammate (or an opponent, really) crosses a line - I don’t care how much you don’t like that teammate’s personality or how much you want your buddy to start. And with Mike’s injury issues - it would be wise not to tempt Karma. From the looks of it, Karma didn’t take too kindly to Mike’s extracarricular activities.
I felt really badly for Mike and his bad luck w/ injuries - now (if this is true) I care less about his suffering than I did about five minutes ago.
I remember thinking then that Cedric Benson had more (physical) ability and had more “upside” than Thomas Jones. I still think that - Cedric’s just a bit of a headcase. If he got his mind right, got more heart, and got some teammates who will deal with him in more constructive ways (and *block* for him) - his true potential would be unleashed.
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June 12th, 2008 at 12:24 am
Darth Ringo said: “Unlike most of the PFT readers evidently I don’t scour the local Chicago newspapers on a daily basis.”
I don’t scour my own hometown’s newspapers - much less Chicago’s - and I heard about this situation back then. I read it right here, as a matter of fact…
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June 12th, 2008 at 2:25 am
For those of us who do NOT live in Chicago, this isn’t an old story.
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