Panthers share photo of franchise legends at today's game, but someone's missing

Carolina's social media team shares a fun photo filled with lots of team legends, but fans noticed who was excluded.

Tim Weaver | 2 Hours Ago

ATLANTA, GA - DECEMBER 31: The team captains of the Carolina Panthers meet the Atlanta Falcons prior to the game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 31, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. / (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)

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The Carolina Panthers are truly going all out for today's home game against the Kansas City Chiefs, winners of three of the last five Super Bowls. In addition to rolling out a special thowback logo at midfield, 90s fonts in the end zones and all-black uniforms, the team invited a ton of franchise legends to the game.

Here's what the Panthers' social media team shared a few minutes ago. You'll notice several Carolina all-time greats, including Julius Peppers, Luke Kuechly and Jonathan Stewart.

Panthers share incomplete legends photo

Legends rolling deep today at the game pic.twitter.com/vLGWCKXgSi
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) November 24, 2024

It's a nice photo and no doubt brings back a lot of fond memories for fans. However, as some of them have pointed out in the replys, there's someone missing from the group photo, in the form of a 6-foot-5, 245 pound shaped hole.

We're talking of course about Carolina's famous former first-round NFL draft pick, wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin. KB scored 16 touchdowns in his first two years with the Panthers and was never remotely a problem in the locker room. It's a crying shame that a franchise great like Benjamin was left out of this. Another black eye for David Tepper's tenure.