Sports: Bengals Running Back Cedric Benson, Suspended

(Kenny Britt -L, Aqib Talib - R)

Cornerback Aqib Talib for the Buccaneers and Titan receiver Kenny Britt are the lucky ones, for not getting suspended before the start of the season for personal conduct violations during the lockout. Talib was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, but obviously his lawyers convinced the NFL that he had a strong defense. Britt has an upcoming court date (Sept. 20) to which he is pleading not guilty, for disorderly conduct at a New Jersey car wash.

However, Cedric Benson was awarded a 3-game suspension for assaulting a former roomate, as reported by NBC's Pro Football Talk.

(Cedric Benson)

Benson is appealing the case and will be allowed to play against the 49ers this weekend. However according to Yahoo! Sports reporter, Mike Silver, if his appeal is not favorable, Cedric will be absent from the Jaguars, Colts and Bills games.

The Bengals could use some good news since they are also dealing with Bengals receiver Jerome Simpson's alleged drug situation. 8.5 pounds of mary jane was allegedly found at his home. Someone (we don't know who) received 2.5 pounds at Jerome's home where they also found 6 pounds. If this is true, this case could possibly be added to the dumbest criminals vault. Why would you not hide the rest? This is only plausible if there was no time to do so.

Bush Goes To Dolphins

Pro NFL running back Reggie Bush is no longer a Saint, of the New Orleans persuasion that is. He is now a Miami Dolphin, signing a two year contract expected to be finalized tomorrow.

Today Bush tweeted, "Change is never easy but I look forward to building something special in Miami and can't wait to embark on this new journey! Here we go..."

(Photo credit: Photo: David Bergman/SI)

Football No Longer Locked Out, C'Mon Man

As if we thought they wouldn't work this out by the first kick off. There was way too much money at stake. According to CNN's, This Just In, the NFL has finally reached a new labor deal ending the lock out.

A conference call is to take place says Sports Illustrated writer, Peter King, to hash out the formality of the 32 player representatives and the NFL approving this deal. This formality is not a big deal and all involved assume this will get the sign off.

This battle has been an existence (this year) since March. Some of the major issues between the players and the suits are: rules of free agency, figuring out how to divide 9 billion bucks of revenue the league receives each year, retirement benefits, the possibility of a rookie wage scale, etc.

Regarding the revenue in the old agreement, the owners (aka the suits) took $1 billion off the top and the players received around 60%. The suits said that old deal didn't show the rising costs in relation to promoting the game and building stadiums. Players argued the league has not sufficiently opened up its books to prove this.

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Field of Dreams Gets Parodied

Check out Taylor Lautner in this Funny or Die video of him possibly ending the NFL lockout or knowing what to do to unlock it.

Field of Dreams 2: NFL Lockout with Taylor Lautner from Taylor Lautner