Cedric Benson arrested for DWI, second time in little over a month

Austin, TX

Austin police arrested former University of Texas football player and current Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson for Driving While Intoxicated Saturday morning.

This is the second time in two months the former Longhorn has been arrested for an alcohol-related offense.

Austin police said they pulled over the 25-year-old after he ran a red light downtown. Authorities said Benson failed a field sobriety test.

Benson was held at the Travis County jail and was released after paying a $2,000 bond.

In Chicago Saturday, Bears general manager Jerry Angelo said “disappointment” is a word the team has had to use too often in connection with their former first-round pick of the 2005 draft.

On May 4, he was arrested for Boating While Intoxicated on Lake Travis and resisting arrest. He's said that neither of those charges are true.

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