SPARTANBURG, S.C. – There was a lot of noise surrounding wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin before training camp began. Was he overweight? Was he going to be able to stay healthy?
That noise has gone silent.
Instead, everyone is talking about how dominant Benjamin looks in his second training camp.
Wide receivers coach Ricky Proehl believes the questions about Benjamin’s weight and the status of his hamstrings, which he pulled during organized team activities, lit a fire under the former first-round pick to silence any doubters.
"Absolutely," Proehl said. "I’ve only been with Kelvin for a year, but I’ve gotten to know him pretty well.