Panthers exercise fifth-year option on WR Kelvin Benjamin

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    Concerns over weight didn't prevent the Carolina Panthers from exercising the fifth-year option on wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin as planned, league sources told ESPN.

    The move came three days after Carolina coach Ron Rivera shot down a report that the 28th pick of the 2014 draft was close to 280 pounds.

    But Rivera said for the second time in three offseasons that Benjamin, listed at 6-foot-5 and 243 pounds, is overweight, and he expressed concern.

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