The Facts: GM Dave Gettleman says too much has been made about the receiver's weight gain, and he expects the second-year player to be ready for the start of training camp next month. This after HC Ron Rivera said Wednesday that Benjamin reported for off-season workouts overweight, speculating the extra pounds might have played a part Benjamin's two hamstring injuries over the past month. "It really is much ado about nothing. Right now he's only five pounds off his playing weight. That's it," Gettleman said after the team wrapped up their three-day minicamp.

Diehards Line: A team source told the Observer the 6-5 Benjamin, who played at 245 pounds as a rookie, showed up for the start of workouts in April eight to nine pounds overweight. Gettleman said Benjamin had since shed some of the pounds. As Observer staffer Joseph Person notes, Benjamin has battled weight issues before. He took a redshirt season at Florida State after arriving on campus a reported 20 pounds overweight. Rivera indicated Benjamin had been dieting and the Panthers want to look at whether Benjamin has a history of hamstring issues. Benjamin, the first-round pick in 2014, set Panthers' rookie records with 73 catches for 1,008 yards and nine touchdowns. But Benjamin missed 10 of the 14 practices during organized team activities and minicamp after injuring both his hamstrings. He practiced Tuesday, but was sidelined the last two days of minicamp. It's a situation we'll continue to monitor.