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Kelvin Benjamin healthy for Panthers' training camp

The NFL's top scoring offense is growing stronger.

Wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin is "healthy and ready to go" for Carolina Panthers training camp after missing the entirety of the 2015 season with a torn ACL, per NFL Media's Tiffany Blackmon.

Despite losing his No. 1 receiver, Cam Newton earned his first Most Valuable Player award while leading the Panthers to a league-best 31.2 points per game last season. Welcoming Benjamin back into the fold lends credence to Newton's recent assertion that he has yet to peak as an NFL player.

The No. 28 overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, Benjamin beat a string of the NFL's stingiest cornerbacks for 73 receptions, 1,008 yards and nine touchdowns as a rookie. His monstrous 6-foot-5, 240-pound frame offers a huge strike zone perfectly suited for Newton's skill set as an inconsistent passer who tends to be wild high when he's off the mark.

Throw in 6-foot-4, 230-pound Devin Funchess, Pro Bowl tight end Greg Olsen and a pair of speedsters in Ted Ginn and Philly Brown, and Newton should have the luxury of the most versatile and productive receiving corps of his six-year career.

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