53 Players With No Place in the National Football League: Part II: Running Backs

RB #1:  Reggie Bush, Miami Dolphins starter

Why he should be banned:  Massive illegalities in college eligibility leading to fraudulent presence in the NFL.

The first player ever disqualified from the Heisman Trophy.

The first team ever disqualified from a BCS National Championship.

Probably about as close to a Death Penalty program that one of the Sacred Halls of College Football may ever get (even closer, for now, than Tressel's Ohio State University), especially given what was done to save Penn State's program.  Between him and OJ Mayo, the USC Trojans should've had their two major sports programs shut down.

But that's too much money lost.  USC is about the only relevant football program west of the state of Texas.

And this was the man in the middle of it all.

Really, not much more to say here.  His entire relevant career was only 14 starts, most of them were illegal by NCAA rules.  As a result, he has no place in the National Football League.

RB #2:  Cedric Benson, Green Bay Packers

Why he should be banned:  2 2008 DUI arrests, 2010 assault arrest, 2011 assault arrest and suspension

It is not hard to understand why the Cincinnati Bengals don't get much love from the league, nor should they.  They've probably become the poster-children for accumulating an entire roster full of players, and Benson is at or near the top of the list.

Four arrests and a suspension for player conduct in four years, and people still don't seem to get that Cedric Benson has either taken one too many shots to the head (and, hence, might well end up like Chris Henry -- who it seems like the Bengals shipped out to ship in Benson) or is a straight-up thug.

And now the Green Bay Packers (who already have a player suspended for Bounty-Gate, another for drug policy, and a third for personal conduct) have to take a flier on this guy?  Roger Goodell just took the Lombardi Trophy from "home" and is going to find another place for it, for a long time now.

RB #3:  Marshawn Lynch, Seattle Seahawks starter, 2011 Pro Bowler

Why he should be banned:  2008 hit and run, 2009 gun arrest

Guns have no place around NFL players except for their own protection, but this guy, who has had several additional near-scrapes with the law, just can't seem to stay careful enough.

Though the person he struck was clearly drunk and disorderly, Lynch struck a pedestrian and ran from the scene.  After enough time for the "fixers" to take hold, Lynch pled to a lesser charge.  Then you add a drug and gun arrest in 2009, and a 2012 DUI while we're at it, and it's easy to see why this guy probably is going to fall into the realm of total unemployability in rather short order.

Dishonorable Mention (if anyone chooses to pick him up):  Larry Johnson, free-agent