Posted by ESPN.com’s Kevin Seifert
The career turnaround of Cincinnati tailback Cedric Benson is a central storyline entering Sunday’s game against Chicago, and for good reason. Benson, the Bears’ No. 1 draft pick in 2005, has rushed for 1,278 yards in 18 games since the Bengals signed him last season.
That’s not much less than the 1,593 yards he produced in three injury-plagued and controversial years with the Bears. In an interview with ESPN the Magazine’s David Fleming, Benson describes how his career -- and his life -- back on track:
For more perspective on Benson’s new comfort level in Cincinnati, make sure you read this column from Melissa Isaacson of ESPN Chicago.
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The career turnaround of Cincinnati tailback Cedric Benson is a central storyline entering Sunday’s game against Chicago, and for good reason. Benson, the Bears’ No. 1 draft pick in 2005, has rushed for 1,278 yards in 18 games since the Bengals signed him last season.
That’s not much less than the 1,593 yards he produced in three injury-plagued and controversial years with the Bears. In an interview with ESPN the Magazine’s David Fleming, Benson describes how his career -- and his life -- back on track:
"I'm not so much a changed person as I am a better person. And I'm not so much of a changed runner as I am a better runner. It's a little bit of everything. I've taken a new, different, better approach to every aspect of my life and career: my dieting, the way I dress, the way I rest, the way I deal with other people, the way I carry myself, the way I am at work, the way I carry myself on the field and definitely how I am on Sundays. It's all a positive thing now. That was the biggest change. It's all gonna be positive. That's what I decided. If people aren't positive, I'm not gonna be around them. If the situation isn't positive, then I'm gonna see if I can change it or just move on from it.”
For more perspective on Benson’s new comfort level in Cincinnati, make sure you read this column from Melissa Isaacson of ESPN Chicago.
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Seifert joined ESPN.com in 2008 after covering the Minnesota Vikings for the Minneapolis Star Tribune for eight years. He lives in the Twin Cities with his wife and daughter.