Cedric Benson out 2-3 weeks

by user DRE-LO

The Chicago Bears quest for their offense to match their intimidating D just took another hit. Cedric Benson will miss 2-3 weeks after an MRI revealed he had a minor dislocation in his left shoulder. He was hit during a scrimmage in training camp by Brian Urlacher and Mike Brown.

Ironically, Benson was named the #1 running back by Lovie Smith after Thomas Jones missed offseason workouts and pulled his left hamstring during a physical. Jones is out indefinitely. So right now, Adrian Peterson is the starting running back for da Bears. This is not what Rex Grossman needs to hear as he attempts to play a full 16-game season himself.

The D may have to carry the load..........again.

Date

Tue 08/08/06, 7:03 pm EST

ASwaffAll-American

1220 days ago

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It's ironic - his durability was one of the really big selling points for Benson going into the draft. He'd never missed a game in college. Now he's suffered two serious injuries in less than two years in the NFL. I really hope he can get back on track...and maybe tell the defense to ease up a little in practice. lol

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DRE-LOAAA-er

1219 days ago

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What's also ironic is that the defense was responsible for Benson's injury and because of that they'll be forced to carry the load. Thus, they really did themselves a disservice.

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Bleeding GreenVarsity

1219 days ago

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They can not trade Thomas Jones.

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