04 May 2008 16:10:51

Mr. I the I

The Rose Award for 5-4-2008

The Rose Award for 5-4-2008 goes to Chicago Bears RB Cedric Benson, who was charged with failing a sobriety test while operating a 30-foot boat, then resisting arrest before being hit with pepper spray and dragged ashore by officers. The officer had to use pepper spray to subdue Benson. He then refused to leave the officer's boat and authorities had to drag him to a car to be taken to the Travis County jail, the authority said. Benson faces charges of boating while intoxicated and resisting arrest after the incident Saturday night on Lake Travis, Travis County Sheriff's Department spokesman Roger Wade said. The Rose Committee salutes Cedric Benson for his well-deserved Rose Award. His actions truly exemplify the morals and character of the namesake of the Rose Award. Congratulations to Cedric Benson, today's recipient of the Rose Award.