Carolina Panthers resume training camp Monday

Kelvin Benjamin injury news is not good for the Carolina Panthers.

With the elimination of two-a-day sessions and the addition of more off days in the 2011 collective bargaining agreement, more teams are scheduling joint practices to increase the competition and get their players ready for the start of the regular season.

As has been the case for the practices in Davie, things will get started bright and early, with the two Carolina practices scheduled for 8:30 a.m. The schedule is subject to change. I think it fits us on both sides of the ball. “Hopefully, it will get taken care of”, Rivera said after Tuesday’s practice at Wofford College.

Rivera said he’s talked with Dolphins coach Joe Philbin and they’ve taken measures to prevent fighting.

But Rivera is a big believer that rookies need 5,000 snaps between the time they are drafted and the first game to be fully prepared to where they can naturally react.

“Ron and I talked in the spring, he’ll be on one field, I’ll be on the other”, Philbin said.

“In the heat of the moment, you never know what your reaction’s going to be”. He’s the one wide receiver the team can’t afford to lose.

And that’s why Dolphins players were looking forward to it.

“It does because you’re not hitting the same guys”, Alexander. “Three days going full speed is a great deal”. The teams will work out together in Spartanburg Wednesday and Thursday in advance of a pre-season game in Charlotte Saturday night.