On a Friday in October of 2016, just three days their second of three consecutive division games, Carolina released Bene' Benwikere in a move that was described at the time as "just weird."
Benewikere was coming off a historically bad game against the Atlanta Falcons where Julio Jones racked up 225 of his 300 yards against the third-year corner. It was ugly and Benwikere accepted responsibility, citing fatigue as a big part of why Julio got behind him so often. It isn't incomprehensible to think of a team dumping a player after such a performance. Benwikere's ensuing release was, however, was more than as his agent described as "just weird.