When Cedric Benson arrived in Chicago in 2005, he was hyped as the latest in the franchise's lineage of Hall of Fame backs. Three years later he was gone. Benson's Bears career left him with a reputation in Chicago as a "bust," but his story is not so simple. As part of Jack M Silverstein's ongoing series on the 2006 Bears, Benson speaks with Windy City Gridiron about his rookie holdout, his struggles getting along with teammates, his disappointing Super Bowl, and the moment he knew his career was changing for the better.
The first thing I told Cedric Benson when we began our interview was that Chicago Bears fans thinks he’s a bust.