Cincinnati Bengals running back Cedric Benson has filed an unfair labor practice charge against the NFL Players Association with the National Labor Relations Board, a source confirmed to ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen. Benson filed the charge, first reported by ProFootballTalk.com, over an agreement the union made with the NFL that allowed eight players to be disciplined by the league for conduct during the league's lockout. The source told ESPN's Mortensen that as part of that agreement, 25 players were made exempt from discipline for conduct during the work stoppage. Among his arguments, Benson claims that since the NFLPA wasn't a union after decertifying during the lockout it had no right to make an agreement with the league on players who could be disciplined. Perhaps preparing for Benson's absence, the Bengals will work out running back Larry Johnson, who recently was cut by the Miami Dolphins, on Tuesday, a league source told ESPN's Schefter.
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