Bills receiver Kelvin Benjamin was not interested in what Panthers quarterback Cam Newton had to say before Buffalo's preseason game
against the Panthers.
"I'm just moving on from it
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Asked what Newton was trying to tell him, Benjamin responded: "I wasn't even trying to listen."
Newton declined to comment following Carolina's 28-23 win Thursday, and merely shook his head while walking up the tunnel.
Tensions between the former teammates were raised a week ago, when Benjamin criticized Newton's accuracy in an interview with The Athletic. Benjamin, who
was traded to Buffalo in October, also questioned why the Panthers ever used a
first-round pick to select him in the first round of the 2014 draft, because he
thought he wasn't a good fit in the offense.
The bad blood wasn't resolved Thursday.
The Charlotte Observer posted a video showing Benjamin chatting with Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis when Newton approached the two and attempted to shake
Benjamin's hand. Newton waved away Davis, and then had a brief discussion with
Benjamin before the receiver began walking away.
Newton followed and the two talked again. The discussion ended when Benjamin shrugged and turned to walk away, and Newton waved his hand at the receiver's
back.
"I walked away to allow them an opportunity to talk things out. That's what it was," Davis said.
"Just brothers having a conversation," he added. "It's one of those things. You go up to a guy. You talk about it. You hash things out or you don't."
The discussion didn't affect the two once the game began with Benjamin and Newton playing key roles in touchdown drives in the first quarter.
Benjamin caught four passes for 59 yards, including a 28-yard touchdown reception from Nathan Peterman on Buffalo's first possession. Benjamin scored by
beating former Bills cornerback Kevon Seymour off the line
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Newton responded on the next possession, completing 4 of 5 attempts for 67 yards as part of an 85-yard drive capped by Christian McCaffrey's 2-yard
run.
Newton finished 6 of 9 for 84 yards in two series. He was nearly intercepted on Carolina's second possession when he overthrew tight end Greg Olsen over the
middle. Jordan Poyer got a hand on the ball, but was unable to bring it in to
his body.
Panthers coach Ron Rivera noted Newton may have been "a little jacked up" with some of the passes he missed, including the one to Olsen.
Rivera doubted Newton's over-excitement had anything to do with the pre-game discussion with Benjamin.
"Cam's always excited when it's football, and he's really one of those emotional guys," Rivera said. "You'd like him just to settle in a little bit,
.
