Bengals running back Cedric Benson was arrested Tuesday and charged with misdemeanor assault for allegedly punching a bar employee in the face nearly a month ago. Benson was booked into the Travis County jail where he later posted $5,000 bail and was released. Benson was at Annie's West bar in the Sixth Street entertainment district on May 30 when he got into an altercation with another, according to Austin police.

Michael Vick spoke with authorities Monday regarding a shooting last week that involved one of the quarterbacks longtime friends. Vick called police and answered questions about the night in question, which started with his birthday party, his attorney told The Virginian-Pilot. "Michael voluntarily cooperated with the investigation, went in on his own and answered all the police detective's questions," attorney Lawrence H. Woodward said.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says the NFL is "still gathering the facts" about a shooting outside a birthday party thrown last Thursday for Michael Vick. Goodell said the league was told by law enforcement that Vick "is not a focus" of an ongoing police investigation in Virginia Beach. Quanis Phillips, who was a co-defendant in the dog-fighting case that caused Vick's 1?-year incarceration, was hospitalized after a confrontation. Vick could be in violation of his probation and terms of his NFL reinstatement if found to once again be associating with Phillips. "Obviously, we've got to look and see whether there was any violation of policy," Goodell said.

Lions president Tom Lewand has apologized after he was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving. Lewand said in a statement Saturday night that he is "deeply sorry" for his actions and takes full responsibility.

New York Jets wide receiver Braylon Edwards, who pleaded no contest in January to misdemeanor assault stemming from an incident outside a Cleveland nightclub, will not be suspended by the NFL under its personal-conduct policy, a league source told ESPNNewYork.com on Saturday. It had been widely speculated that Edwards would receive at least a one-game ban for punching a man, an acquaintance of NBA star LeBron James, last October when Edwards was a member of the Cleveland Browns.

A co-defendant in Michael Vick's dogfighting case whom the Eagles quarterback was barred from associating with was shot late Thursday night outside a club that had been hosting a birthday party for Vick. Vick, who turns 30 on Saturday, was neither involved nor present at a Virginia Beach, Va., nightclub when Quanis Phillips was shot. "We are aware of the incident that occurred in Virginia early this morning and are in the process of gathering all of the facts," the Eagles said in a statement. "Until then, we will not have any comment on this matter."

The Minnesota Court of Appeals has rejected the NFL's request to expedite its handling of the case of Vikings defensive tackles Kevin Williams and Pat Williams. The decision means the defensive tackles might get to play the entire upcoming season.

Former NFL running back Corey Dillon has pleaded not guilty to two misdemeanor DUI charges stemming from his April arrest in California. The former Bengals and Patriots running back was arrested early April 21 in Calabasas in northwestern Los Angeles County.

A former Nashville police officer's request to have the Steve McNair case reopened has been denied. Vincent Hill told ESPN.com on Thursday night that he received word from a three-member Davidson County grand jury panel that there was insufficient proof to move forward on re-opening the murder case. Hill, who spent 4? years on the Nashville force and resigned in 2006, has disputed the police's ruling that McNair, the former Titans quarterback was murdered by Sahel Kazemi, who then turned the gun on herself.

Terrell Owens and his cousin are being sued by an Alabama business over unpaid expenses from a lease termination agreement for their martini bar. The lawsuit contends Owens and Antonio Minnifield failed to pay and seeks more than $12,000.