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Panthers get Kelvin Benjamin back on the field after torn ACL

NFC Divisional Playoffs - Carolina Panthers v Seattle Seahawks

SEATTLE, WA - JANUARY 10: Kelvin Benjamin #13 of the Carolina Panthers in action against the Seattle Seahawks during the 2015 NFC Divisional Playoff game at CenturyLink Field on January 10, 2015 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)

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The Panthers offense was already pretty good last year, thanks to an MVP season from quarterback Cam Newton.

It might be even better today.

Via the team’s official website, wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin was back on the field Thursday for OTAs, his first on-field work since tearing his ACL in training camp last year.

Benjamin was a force his rookie year, catching 73 passes for 1,008 yards and nine touchdowns.

But even though they went 15-1 and made it to the Super Bowl, their lack of a guy who could get open and catch it if he did was exposed by the Broncos in that final game.

Getting Benjamin back, along with the development of Devin Funchess, gives the Panthers the chance to improve significantly in the passing game.