SUMMARY
- Previously, there was a heated argument between Cam Newton and Kelvin Benjamin.
- Cam Newton has finally revealed what went wrong between them.
Cam Newton spoke out during a question-and-answer session about the words he and Kelvin Benjamin exchanged. The incident occurred almost six years ago, in 2018, before the NFL fixture between the Carolina Panthers and Buffalo Bills.
Newton and Benjamin shared a dressing room at the Panthers from 2014 to mid-2017. Cam joined the franchise as the first-round pick of the 2011 draft, while Kelvin was the first-round 28th pick for the Panthers in the 2014 draft.
The two shared some good moments during their time at the franchise. They were close to each other’s families, but since the wide receiver was traded to the Buffalo Bills on October 31, 2017, their friendship has also seemed to crack.
What did Cam Newton say about his interaction with Kelvin Benjamin?
A fan asked Cam Newton, “What did Cam and Kelvin Benjamin say to each other before the Buffalo-Carolina game a few years ago?” Newton responded, “I’ve been trying to reach out to Benji, though, cuz like that was my dog, bro like.”
Newton also said that when the wide receiver was drafted by the Panthers, the then-officer coordinator, Mike Schuler, told him Benjamin was his guy. But when he was traded to the Bills, it hurt Benjamin and Newton, too. The quarterback also stated he had “nothing to do with him getting traded,” and Benjamin took that personally.
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Talking about the relationship between the two, Newton said he met his mom and daughter, and they built an alliance. But when Benjamin left for the Bills, and in front of the media, he said something awful, which hurt the quarterback. Newton said, “In the media like I finally got a good quarterback to kind of throw to me, and I took it personal.”
Despite spending a beautiful time on and off the field, Newton wondered how on earth Benjamin could say that in front of the media. Newton also said that he wasn’t like a person who went to X to rival out with the wide receiver for his quotes, and he also knew he would meet him and ask what was wrong with him.
Kelvin Benjamin criticized former teammate Cam Newton
After being transferred to the Bills, Kelvin Benjamin expresses his discontent with the franchise and his former teammate, Cam Newton. During an interview with “The Athletic” years ago, Benjamin said, “I should’ve just been drafted by somebody else. I should’ve never went to Carolina. Truly, I think Carolina was bad for me.”
The wideout added, “Any other accurate quarterback like Rodgers or Eli Manning or Big Ben, anybody, quarterbacks with knowledge that know how to place a ball and give you a better chance to catch the ball.” Benjamin directly criticizing Newton was a hot topic for a few days at that time.
Fans and netizens also thought that they would see conflict between the two on social media. But the real scenario was different as the quarterback clarified his intentions not to get into a war of words with his former teammate.