Austin, Texas - Cedric Benson who plays running back in the NFL for the Chicago Bears, was on boating trip Saturday night. Austin police found Benson boasting while intocicated on a 30-foot boat. Benson decided to resist arrest, the police then had to use pepper spray on him and then dragged him ashore.
He had 15 passengers aboard, when a Lower Colorado River Authority officer stopped him for a random safety inspection. Benson, then failed a field sobriety test on the officer's boat and became uncooperative when the officer tried to take him ashore.
"When Benson did not pass the test, he presented himself as a threat to the officer and argued about whether or not he would be taken to land to have a follow-up field sobriety test performed on land and refused to put on a life jacket," the authority said in a statement.
This isn't the first time that Benson has gotten into legal problems. Back in 2003, he was sentenced to eight days in jail. That was for a misdemeanor trespassing charge, after he forced his way into an apartment to look for a reported stolen TV. In 2002, Benson had charges dropped against him, those charges were for misdemeanor drug and alcohol.
The Bears, drafted Benson out of the University of Texas, as a fourth round pick in the 2005 NFL Draft. But, so far during his NFL career with the Bears, he hasn't done much on the football field. While, at Texas he rushed for more than 5,500 yards and 64 touchdowns. He also, ran for 1,000 yards in four straight seasons. He's also been getting hurt for the Bears, he's missed 13 games in his career. Last season, he ended up on the injured reserve in November, that was after becoming the Bears no.1 running back.
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