1. Things heat up in the red zone: It was an action-packed red zone drill during Saturday’s practice in shorts and shells.
The drill started off with a precise pass from quarterback Cam Newton to wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin in the corner of the end zone, but Benjamin couldn’t quite hold on.
Later, safety Tre Boston rose up to knock down Newton’s rocket toward the back of the end zone. The first-team action concluded with linebacker Thomas Davis stopping Newton’s rush up the middle, which prompted plenty of chatter on the way back to the sideline.