[5] Jones' performance impressed the Bears' coaching staff, and earned him the top spot on the team's depth-chart for the next two seasons. Cedric Benson capped off one of the most remarkable careers in the history of Texas high school football on Dec. 16. I’m not touching him. [3] The Bears’ organization and Benson could not come to terms on a contract, causing him to miss the entire Bears' training camp. But Carson and Schmid insist that just because Benson’s playing days preceded Twitter and Instagram doesn’t mean he wasn’t seen or known. Schmid notes that was just before spread offenses took a stronger hold on the game, at least at the high school level, ushered in by quarterback Graham Harrell at Ennis and Todd Dodge’s Southlake Carroll teams, among others. “We’re not in control of a lot of things. “At first, it was a couple of yards. I’m not threatening him. Benson attended Robert E. Lee High School and finished his career with 8,423 rushing yards in his career (the most in Texas 5A history and the fourth most in Texas high school football history). Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. * Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro, Transaction, fine, and suspension data since 2015. Texas Spurred by Benson, then a senior, the Rebels won 13-3 on the way to theirthird consecutive championship. In 25 at-bats he had 5 hits, 1 run, 3 doubles, 2 triples, and 2 RBIs. Benson was born and raised in Midland, Texas, where he attended Abell Junior High School and later, Robert E. Lee High School. Associated with I hated it for him and for his family. [14] A female passenger on Benson's boat also claims to have witnessed the abuse and called her father out of fear for Benson's safety. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Cedric Benson . He averaged 5.8 yards in his next game, but sustained a season-ending ankle injury. While attending the University of Texas, Benson majored in social work and sociology. Get insights, lively discussion and, of course, debate from Houston Chronicle columnists and guests every Thursday as they take on the most current hot-button topics in sports. August 17, 2019 Died: August 17, 2019 in Austin, TX. Lovie Smith named Benson as the Bears' starting running back after the team traded Thomas Jones to the New York Jets. The third quarter, it became 3 to 4 yards, and in the fourth quarter it became 7 to 8 yards. “As you get older, you start realizing life is fragile,” Carson said. Born: If you followed the game, you knew. It wasn’t like that when Cedric Benson, a Class of 2001 product, was tearing into opposing defenses at Midland Lee. Though he was given a majority of the team's carries, his counterpart, Jones, amassed two touchdowns and 123 rushing yards. All rights reserved. [8] The following week, Benson out rushed Jones and scored a vital touchdown against the Minnesota Vikings. And he sprays me right in the eye.”[13] He also asserts that officers continuously struck his ankles and feet to prevent him from walking properly. Also, while in college, Benson was arrested twice, once for possession of marijuana and the other for criminal trespass. Benson began to emerge as a football stand-out in the eighth grade while attending Abell Junior High School in Midland, Texas. It made you sad because we’re connected.”. Her fiance, also on the boat, may have dozens of pictures confirming Benson's account. Lee’s other brush with the Houston area during the Benson era was in 1999’s Class 5A Division I final. 1 overall nationally in their respective recruiting classes. Carson and Schmid were saddened by Benson’s death. I’m not under arrest. “Everything you see and hear about him is true,” said Carson, who added that while the game has changed, there are still plenty of programs that value running the ball, such as Katy. He won three straight Class 5A state titles as a running back at Midland Lee High (Texas), moved into fourth place on the state's all-time rushing list and is headed to the University of Texas next season. Cedric was also a center fielder on the baseball team. December 28, 1982 It helps! Cedric rushed for more than 1,900 yards in only 9 games.He was the first high school player to ever make the cover of Dave Campbell's Texas Football annual magazine. Do you have a blog? In a game against the New England Patriots during week twelve of the 2006 season, Benson collided with linebacker Junior Seau, causing Seau to fall down and fracture his forearm. [9] In the team's following game, Super Bowl XLI, Benson sustained a knee injury in the first half, and missed the remainder of the game. “The longer the game went, the better he got,” Schmid said. Google Play Music | He was drafted fourth overall in the 2005 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears. Schmid was on the offensive side of the ball at the time but remembers how stout The Woodlands’ defense was that year and how Benson still found a way to wear it down. Thanks!  (College Stats), Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 34 (3153rd overall since 1960). Cedric Benson was born Cedric Myron Benson on December 28, 1982. In those days, power backs were a little more respected and a lot more appreciated.

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