The action during a preseason game isn’t usually exciting.
But in the case of the Carolina Panthers’ 28-23 win over the Buffalo Bills Thursday night, it was the pregame warmups that were downright captivating.
After former Panthers receiver Kelvin Benjamin took a shot at Carolina quarterback Cam Newton’s accuracy last week, the two met up at midfield before kickoff to chat with linebacker Thomas Davis. Newton reached out his hand to Benjamin to shake, which Benjamin did not accept.
Davis tried to defuse the situation, and then left the two to have what appeared to be a heated discussion.