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Former Panther Kelvin Benjamin got exactly one thing right in ripping Cam Newton

Former Carolina Panthers wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin said several unkind and incorrect things about Cam Newton in an interview with The Athletic, and we will get to those in a minute.

But Benjamin got one thing exactly right. Speaking of his 3 1/2 seasons in Carolina, Benjamin said: “It was a bad fit from the get-go.”

And you know what? He’s on the mark.

It was a bad fit — for the Panthers.

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Newton is smartly avoiding a “he-said, he-said” confrontation with Benjamin that could stretch for days after the wide receiver criticized Newton’s football knowledge and throwing accuracy.