"When you lose a guy like Kelvin, you all feel it," wide receivers coach Ricky Proehl said Thursday in reference to the season-ending knee surgery suffered Wednesday by top receiver Kelvin Benjamin. "We've got a tight group in our room, and they were all devastated.
"But now we'll turn the page and realize that Kelvin isn't going to be with us this year, and guys are excited about the challenge of stepping up and making plays and showing that they can get it done. And they will get it done."
Head coach Ron Rivera said the injury won't change what the Panthers do and that Carolina will fill the void by committee.