Ex-NFL, Texas RB Benson dies at 36 in motorcycle crash

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Former NFL and Texas running back Cedric Benson was killed Saturday night in a m...

Former NFL and Texas running back Cedric Benson was killed Saturday night in a motorcycle crash in Austin, Texas. He was 36.

His family confirmed his death to the Austin American-Statesman. Official confirmation from the Travis County medical examiner was expected as early as Sunday afternoon. North Carolina coach Mack Brown, who recruited Benson when he was Texas’ coach, responded to an Instagram post, writing: “We lost a great one way too soon #RIP.”

At the time he left Texas, he was No. 6 on the NCAA rushing list in yards gained. He still is No. 10 on the all-time list

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