CHARLOTTE — The real challenge, Kelvin Benjamin learned quickly and almost cruelly, comes on game days. As the party rages on in Carolina this season, and the undefeated Panthers turn the league into their own personal showcase, Benjamin watches it all unfold from the best, most bittersweet, seat in the house.
So close, and yet so far. That’s the stark reality the second-year Carolina receiver faces these days, after his late-training camp ACL injury rendered him a spectator for the NFL's success story of the year. Benjamin isn’t just missing a season, he’s missing the magic carpet ride of a lifetime.