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C LeCharles Bentley (2001 Rimington Award & 2 time Pro Bowler)

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Sports Insider: 2-time Pro Bowl center LeCharles Bentley talks Browns' offensive line, Ohio State Buckeyes
Published: Wednesday, August 08, 2012
By Glenn Moore, cleveland.com

On today's episode of Sports Insider, cleveland.com's Glenn Moore spoke with 2-time Pro Bowl center and Cleveland native LeCharles Bentley about the Cleveland Browns' offensive linemen, specifically rookie Mitchell Schwartz.

He talked about what to expect out of Schwartz this season and what challenges he might face being a starting rookie on the line.

He also went into detail about Schwartz having Joe Thomas and Alex Mack there to help and giving Schwartz a visual to learn from.

Bentley then discussed the quarterback situation and how other players view competitions at a primary position, stating you only need to worry about yourself.

Bentley finished up the conversation talking about his alma mater, the Ohio State Buckeyes and Urban Meyer. He said Meyer is molding the program to his liking and Buckeye fans should look forward to the future.
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http://www.cleveland.com/ohio-sports-blog/index.ssf/2012/08/sports_insider_2-time_pro_bowl.html
 
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LeCharles Bentley, Cleveland Browns reach agreement on lawsuit over injury, staph infection
Published: Tuesday, August 14, 2012
By Bill Lubinger, The Plain Dealer

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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Former Browns center LeCharles Bentley settled his two-year-old lawsuit against the team, stemming from a career-ending staph infection contracted while rehabbing from a knee injury.

Although court records show the case is pending, Bentley and the Browns confirmed Tuesday an agreement had been reached. Bentley said the case was settled out of court, and declined to reveal the amount. Browns spokesman Neal Gulkis also confirmed the case had been settled, but offered no further comment.

Bentley announced the settlement Monday night in a statement released to Fox Sports:

"These last six years have been the most trying time of my life, but now that it is over I can honestly say I am a better man for having gone through it. Randy Lerner and I -- two men born and raised in Cleveland -- were able to sit down face-to-face back in June and come to an agreement that was fair."

Bentley, who owns a gym in Avon, said Tuesday he had nothing else to add.

"The statement sums up everything," he said.

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http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2012/08/lecharles_bentley_cleveland_br.html
 
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Time & Change: LeCharles Bentley
Former All-America and Pro Bowl center now focused on next generation
Updated: September 17, 2012
By Brad Bournival | BuckeyeNation

LeCharles Bentley was a four-year letter winner at Ohio State from 1998-2001 and is regarded as one of the greatest linemen to play for the Buckeyes.

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LeCharles Bentley shows proper technique at a camp. Bentley now has his own academy for offensive linemen in Avon, Ohio.

A consensus first-team All-American as a senior, he won the Rimington Trophy, an award that recognizes the best center in college football.

Taken in the second round of the 2002 NFL draft by the New Orleans Saints, Bentley was named the Offensive Rookie of the Year by Sports Illustrated. A two-time Pro Bowl selection, Bentley came to the Cleveland Browns as a free agent in 2006.A knee injury in July 2006 sidelined him, however, and a staph infection ended his career.

Bentley, 32, dabbled in radio for WKNR-AM 850 in Cleveland from 2009-2011. He is currently living in Cleveland and owns the L. Bentley O-Line Academy in Avon, Ohio. It is a facility that takes a comprehensive approach to teaching offensive line skills.

BuckeyeNation caught up with Bentley and asked him about his NFL career, what went wrong at Ohio State in recent years and teaching future linemen.

BN: The injury obviously cut your career short. Any what-ifs with you about what could have been a very long career in the NFL?

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http://espn.go.com/colleges/osu/story/_/id/8390998/former-center-lecharles-bentley
 
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Former Ohio State center LeCharles Bentley, like Boone a native of Cleveland, had launched a fitness and training center specifically for budding offensive linemen, and Boone put himself in Bentley?s hands.

In a strange twist, Bentley, 33, said Boone came along at exactly the right time for him. Bentley?s promising NFL career with the Saints and the Browns had been cut short after six seasons by a knee injury and a serious staph infection.

The best center in the NFL still was dealing with the anger of losing his job due to a medical condition, but now he was trying to resurrect Boone, who had enormous potential but was on the verge of throwing it all away.

?I would like to think I?ve been a blessing to him, but I think he?s been more of a blessing to me,? Bentley said yesterday from Arizona, where he is conducting training sessions for draft-eligible linemen. ?Alex worked. He believed. He bought into what I was preaching to him, and here he is now in this situation.

?I don?t think I?ve ever been more excited for another person in my life,? Bentley said. ?To see Alex is like watching myself ? other than he?s 6-foot-8 and white. I always tell Alex he is the second-toughest person in the world, outside of myself.?
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And Bentley is the proud ?big brother.?

?The exciting thing for him is the best is yet to come,? he said. ?At the end of the day, he could be and should be a top-five tackle in the NFL.?
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http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/more_sports/alcohol_nearly_derailed_career_of_COasvdHS9jatCmPKv3FtfO
 
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