The NFL Superstar Death That Fans Will Never Forget

Cedric Benson was a star.

One of the most successful running backs at the University of Texas, according to the Austin American-Statesman, he racked up the second-most rushing yards in the Longhorns' football history during his time there from 2001-2004. He won the Doak Walker Award — given to the nation's top college football running back — in his senior year, and was a contender for the Heisman Trophy. He was a number four overall draft pick, going to the Chicago Bears in the first round, and would go on to play for the Cincinnati Bengals and the Green Bay Packers. He rushed for a total of 6,017 yards and snagged 32 touchdowns during his eight years in the NFL.

And then it all came to a sudden, shocking end.

On Saturday, August 17, 2019, the 36-year-old former football star posted a picture of his BMW motorcycle to Instagram with the text, "My Saturday evening." Later that night, while riding the bike with a passenger on the back through the hilly roads of west Austin, Texas, Benson crashed into a minivan that had pulled out into the road at an intersection with very limited visibility

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