Brown Denies Bears Hurt Benson

As many may have suspected, Cedric Benson didn’t need help to put up disappointing stats. Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer reported that up to 10 Bears players tried to hurt Benson in practice. Former Bear Ruben Brown says no way. He told WMVP-AM, “Come on, that’s far-fetched. … I was on the team. I saw when Cedric got hurt. Cedric got hurt on his own accord. Why would Brian Urlacher care to intentionally hurt our starting running back that’s going to keep us from making it to the playoffs?”

He also said that all the players respect each other professionally and the players accused are some of the most upstanding members of the team. In the whole Benson debacle, any attempt at finger-pointing seems to end up aiming the finger straight at Benson himself. Thankfully, Matt Forte’s first few weeks with the Bears have been a polar opposite to Benson’s time as a rookie. While Benson ran his mouth about being the best and starting, Forte is telling the media he is ready to learn the plays and work hard. His humility is refreshing, and hopefully he turns out to be more of a team player than Benson.

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