The fourth-year running back was arrested over the weekend for boating while intoxicated, but a woman who was with Benson at the time tells a far different story that might ultimately show Benson was not being as disruptive as police reports indicate.
There has been plenty of sentiment from fans that the Bears simply release Benson, who has been a major disappointment on the field and a questionable chap off it. But that simply doesn't make sense, even in the wake of last weekend's incident. First, the charges are misdemeanor and will almost certainly not result in jail time. Second, if the woman's statements are accurate, Benson might not be in the kind of hot water the team initially feared. And third, he's the starting running back for a team one year removed from a Super Bowl run.
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I am not big on benefit of the doubt with athletic ne'er do wells, but this situation called for it from the start. His mom was on the boat. Pacman's mom has never been in da house when he makes it rain. If the witness' report is accurate the authorities have some splaining to do. Benson gets pulled over for inspection every time he boats? Maybe the Chicago Dandy can stop hyperventilating over blow up dolls and do some real reporting.