If every NFL exhibition featured this kind of drama, these games might be more watchable.
The Panthers’ preseason opener at Buffalo included tension, guys going at each other and prompted lots of GIFs of Michael Jackson eating popcorn — and that was just the pre-game.
If anyone thought the Kelvin Benjamin-Cam Newton feud was going to fade quietly into the western New York night, Newton added some Buffalo hot sauce to the smoldering controversy.
Newton sought out his former teammate in early warm-ups at New Era Field after Benjamin had taken a verbal shot at Newton last week, ripping Newton’s accuracy as a passer during a Q&A with The Athletic.