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[Maverik]

didn't he drop his own draft stock so that he would fall to the Panthers?

pretty sure I remember reading that

[bludhoundz]

Bills paid a lot though. 3rd and 7th rounders pretty high price

[Hugh]

I don’t think that’s a high price at all for Benjamin, assuming he stays healthy.
I guess that’s a big assumption, though.

[KBHoleN1]

Yeah, not as much as I would have thought the Panthers could get for him. I don't know much about how NFL contracts/salary caps work, but looking at his deal his cap hit was going to jump from 2.5M to 8.5M next year (the last year of his deal). So I guess the Panthers make some room and dump a player they weren't planning on signing to a long-term extension. Injury concerns and not quite the breakout player people thought he could be - I guess they just felt like it would take too much money to lock him up based on potential and they didn't want to overpay him, so trade him now and get what you can? Someone else correct me if this is dumb.

[Hugh]

Good stuff, KB.

[Maverik]

ur dum

[Hugh]

No, u, r

[Hulky]

Kelvin Benjamin is known as one of if not the worst at getting separation and a shit route runner, Bills overpaid.

[Hugh]

That’s because he’s 6’5” 245 lbs. He’s a tight end you can line up wide. I’ve seen him double teamed by Earl Thomas and Richard Sherman and he smoked them both.
I know he’s had issues with conditioning and already missed a season injured, but at 26, 1st round pick 3 years ago and a legit red zone threat I don’t think a 3rd and 7th is overpaying at all. He could be a beast in Buffalo.

[bludhoundz]

Yeah but as KB mentioned hes earning a fair amount in 2018 and his future is still uncertain without a long term contract. Its a fine deal for Buffalo but I dont think its incorrect to call it pricy when they arent getting him with a lot left on his contract and he hasn't been that fantastic historically (outside of his rookie year). There is big potential, sure.