Bengals' Benson comfortable carrying the load
Cincinnati Bengals08/16/2009 6:46 PM The Dayton Daily News reports when Cedric Benson was selected by Chicago with the fourth overall pick in the 2005 draft, the Bears were expecting big things from the running back. Benson had just finished up an illustrious career at Texas, where he received the Doak Walker Award as the nation’s top running back in 2004. However, the runner never quite lived up to the team’s expectations and things quickly soured. It seems as though a dark cloud was cast upon Benson’s career since his arrival in Chicago. He was constantly scrutinized and the negative publicity kept coming. Frequent injuries and run-ins with the law didn’t help his case. Read more