If the Lower Colorado River Authority had been cracking down on boaters of all sorts, why would Benson, with his NFL career at a crossroads and the Bears sending a message with the second-round drafting of Matt Forte, allow beer on his 30-foot boat and turn himself into a target?

"Mr. Chrebet came to understand that if he did not sever his business relationship with Mr. Prince, the county police officers and fire marshals would continue to raid Chrebet's," the complaint alleges.

"It was uncalled for, it was ludicrous, no point for it. ... It seemed to me they were manhandling him a little bit. As they were taking him up the dock, they stopped, he said, 'I am fine, I can continue walking,' and they put their legs behind his knees and knocked him over his knees and started hog-carrying him."

"I've followed it," Bledsoe said. "I've talked to some people about it. To be honest with you, my take now is the same as it's always been. Every team in the league is trying to do everything they can to get ahead. I'm sure most, if not all, are bending the rules in some way, shape or form. This just happened to be one that was very public, and the organization has been reprimanded for it.

"As a player here, I never did see anything other than what was already reported. . . . Was it a violation of the spirit of the rules? Absolutely, it was, but I think all of that has been readily acknowledged."

Montana, 51, claims that the sale of the assorted items--which were auctioned last weekend by a Dallas, Texas firm--violated his copyright and privacy rights. In a U.S. District Court complaint, Montana names Kim Moses, his first wife, and Heritage Auction as defendants.

The Cincinnati Bengals are doing their best to keep up with stereotype of a franchise that lacks morals. After declaring that they weren't going to bring in more problem guys, they are doing just that.

Today, it was Maurice Purify ... an undrafted free agent from Nebraska. The Bengals signed the receiver to a two-year deal after he (apparently) wowed the coaching staff during last weekend's rookie minicamp.

Purify has had his fair share of run-ins with the law which include assault, resisting arrest and DUI. Use of alcohol may put him in more hot water as it violates his probation.

This comes on the heels of the team drafting Jason Shirley who was previously best known for driving his car (while drunk) into an apartment building.

And so it goes for the Bengals who, it seems, just will never change their stripes.

The Lions drafted him in the second round out of Michigan State, and offensive coordinator Mike Martz immediately altered his mechanics.

"He changed everything, and I didn't really understand why and I never really got explanations on how to work on it," Stanton said. "It was one of those things, 'Well, you're just doing this wrong.' "

Stanton said he "felt robotic" and struggled to think about the offense while thinking about his mechanics.