Former Bears' running back Cedric Benson has been ordered to install an ignition-lock breath tester in his car after he was charged with drunken driving, according to The Associated Press. Benson was charged in separate incidents of boating and driving while intoxicated. Travis County Court-at-Law Judge Elisabeth Earle ordered him to install the device within 72 hours as a condition of his bail at a pretrial hearing. The Bears cut Benson after the second arrest.

Defensive tackle Tommie Harris claims that the Bears handled his recent contract negotiations with a great deal of class, according to The Associated Press. "We didn't try to go out there and talk about one another or dispute different things, and I feel like we did it all in-house," Harris said. He recently signed a four-year, $40 million deal with Chicago. "I would never go out and talk about the Bears in front of the media or disrespect my team," added Harris.

The Bears have agreed with defensive tackle Tommie Harris on a four-year extension through 2012 worth approximately $40M, including $18M in guarantees and $27M over three years, according to sources familiar with negotiations and reported by ESPN.com. The extension makes Harris the highest-paid defensive tackle in the NFL's history.

Ruben Brown refuted a report that as many as ten Bears tried to hurt running back Cedric Benson in practice, according to The Chicago Tribune. "That sounds like a lot of mumbo-jumbo," the former Bears' guard said. "Nobody does that anymore. We all respect each other's right to earn money. I mean, we're all trying to make it, and that makes no sense." The team released Benson last week after a series of arrests. "You're saying Mike Brown, Brian Urlacher, Lance Briggs, outstanding stand-up people in the community and on the team, leaders of our team, wanted to go and hurt another teammate?," Brown added. Jay Glazer of FOX Sports initially reported that teammates tried to injure Benson in practice.

Bears' running back Adrian Peterson underwent an emergency appendectomy on Monday night, according to a report on ESPN.com. Peterson, a six-year veteran, will miss the rest of Chicago's organized team activities this week. He will, hopefully, be able to work out again in two weeks. "I don't think it quite ruptured," running backs' Coach Tim Spencer told the Chicago Sun-Times. "They got it on time, so that will mean less time [out] for him."

Brian Urlacher showed up Wednesday for voluntary workouts with the Bears? defense for the first time this offseason, as reported by the Associated Press. ?Any time you are out practicing football it is a big plus to have Brian Urlacher out here,? Bears' Defensive Coordinator Bob Babich said. ?It was fun to see him out here. He picked up right where he left off from the minicamp.?

Wide receiver Marcus Robinson retired on Monday after eleven seasons in the NFL, according to The Associated Press. He retired as a member of the Bears after spending the first six years of his career with the team. Robinson played with the Ravens, Vikings, and Lions over the past five seasons. He spent last season on Detroit's injured reserve.

The Bears have released Cedric Benson after sending the running back home on Monday, according ESPN.com's John Clayton. "Cedric displayed a pattern of behavior we will not tolerate," Bears general manager Jerry Angelo said in a statement. "As I said this past weekend, you have to protect your job. Everyone in this organization is held accountable for their actions. When individual priorities overshadow team goals, we suffer the consequences as a team. Those who fail to understand the importance of 'team' will not play for the Chicago Bears." He was arrested over the weekend for the second time in a month, and had two years left on his contract. "I apologize for making the poor decision to drink and drive during the early morning of Saturday, June 7th," he said in a statement. "Given the incident last month, it was a particularly bad decision. I have no excuse for this lack of judgment."

Cedric Benson?s future with the Bears was thrown into further doubt Monday when he failed to show for organized team activities, as reported by Yahoo.com. Facing a second alcohol-related legal charge in five weeks, Benson told the Chicago Tribune on Sunday in a interview that he intended to attend the OTA's. No reason was given for the absence.

Running back Cedric Benson was expected to report to the Bears' organized team activities on Monday despite his recent legal woes, according to The Chicago Tribune. He was arrested over the weekend for driving drunk, his second arrest in the last month. He continues to refute the first arrest, related to boating under the influence and resisting arrest.