The Cincinnati Bengals sign Cedric Benson

Blogged under Bloglockers,Breaking Bengals News,Free Agent Additions,Front Page,General Bengals Talk by admin on Saturday 4 October 2008 at 11:46 pm

Cedric Benson should fit right in on the Bengals due to all of his recent arrests.  The 25-year old was cut by the Bears before the season started due to his off field conduct.  Benson played in 11 games (all starts) for the Bears last season and he carried the ball 196 times for 674 yards (3.4 ypc) with 4 TD runs.  He also caught 17 passes for 123 yards (7.2 avg) last year.  Benson has never lived up to his ability in the NFL but the Bengals might give him a chance to battle Chris Perry for carries in the near future unless he starts playing better.  Benson has now played in 35 games (12 starts) in his NFL career and he has carried the ball 420 times for 1,593 yards (3.8 ypc) with 10 TD runs.  He has also caught 26 passes for 180 yards (6.9 avg).  It will be interesting to see what Benson does with a second chance and a clean slate.

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