The Facts: Following upon an ongoing story. ... When last we saw Benn, he was hobbling around the Bucs’ locker room in late December after sustaining a torn ACL in Week 16. Yet, here he was Tuesday, less than six months later, catching balls from Josh Freeman and backups Josh Johnson and Rudy Carpenter.

Diehards Line:According to Times staffer Stephen Holder, even Benn is a little shocked at his rapid rehab from an injury that typically requires nine months or more of intense rehab. “I’m new to the knee injury thing, but for the most part, I didn’t think that I’d be back this fast,” Benn said. “I kind of feel like it never happened. But I have to be smart. I still have things coming back together in my knee. I might not feel it, but I’m young right now, so I heal fast. ...” Benn said his trainers have cleared him to run, which he did consistently in today’s workout. He said he doesn’t have full clearance to make sudden changes of direction, which would put stress on the reconstructed knee ligament. When the subject of training camp was raised, Benn said he intends to be ready to participate if the traditional schedule was maintained.