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Kelvin Benjamin Injury Update: Panthers WR Tore ACL, Will Miss 2015 Season

The 2015 NFL season hasn’t yet started, but the Carolina Panthers have already suffered a major loss.

Ian Rapoport of NFL.com reported Wednesday afternoon that star wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin tore his ACL during practice earlier that day, which the team later confirmed on its website. The second-year receiver will miss the season, and he left his fans a message on his Facebook page in the aftermath of the injury: “Sorry to inform I will be missing this season due to ACL tear. I will keep pounding and be the biggest fan this year.