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Kelvin Benjamin, Cam Newton and other observations from Panthers' 1st practice

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SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Observations from the Carolina Panthers’ first training camp practice at Wofford College’s Gibbs Stadium:

  • Any doubt that wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin is thinner and faster than ever -- and not hampered by the hamstring injuries that sidelined him most of offseason workouts -- should have been put to rest when he blew past the secondary for a deep touchdown catch late in Friday night’s practice.