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Benson actually underrated now

Updated: August 18, 2009, 12:45 PM ET
By Eric Karabell | ESPN.com

What kind of numbers will Cedric Benson produce?

Let me get this out of the way right off the bat: My name is Eric and I, just like many of you, have been burned in the past by the underachieving Cedric Benson. The Chicago Bears thought enough of the Texas product to select him fourth overall in 2005, and that endorsement of a high draft position fooled fantasy owners into believing the guy had huge upside and would eventually reach it. We all fell for it, but it's time to get ...

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