Whether he was drunk or is feeling the effects from an eight-year NFL career, this spells trouble for Cedric Benson.
The former Bears, Bengals and Packers running back, who last played a game in 2012, was charged with driving while intoxicated early Saturday morning in Texas.
According to the Austin American-Statesman, the 34-year-old refused a field sobriety test. When an officer asked him to recite the alphabet, Benson stated “he couldn’t do that because he played 8 years in the NFL,” according to the police report. He also said he was unable to count to a number past three.
Benson, whose speech was mumbled, eyes were “glassy” and was swaying, according to the police report, was booked in the county jail that night. He’s no longer in custody.
It’s another poor chapter for Benson, a star while at the University of Texas and the fourth-overall pick of the 2005 draft.
Benson was cut in 2008 by the Bears after two alcohol-related arrests in a month, one in which he was charged for boating while intoxicated, the second for drunken driving.
In 2010, he was arrested after reportedly punching a bartender in the face; in 2011, for alleged assault of a family member; in 2014 for public intoxication following a fight with a woman in a cab.
In his NFL career, he rushed for more than 6,000 yards and 32 touchdowns.
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