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Shannon Sharpe destroys Kelvin Benjamin: 'You ate yourself out of a job'
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Shannon Sharpe destroys Kelvin Benjamin: 'You ate yourself out of a job'

Originally posted on Sportsnaut  |  By Jesse Reed  |  Last updated 8/6/18

The backlash over his comments about former teammate Cam Newton continues to be intense for Buffalo Bills receiver Kelvin Benjamin.

As you’re likely aware, Benjamin took some serious shots at his former quarterback over the weekend, essentially saying he would have had a much better start to his career with any other quarterback than Newton.

There’s been a lot said by a lot of people about Benjamin’s comments, and Newton himself has responded a couple of times.

Now comes an utterly devastating series of haymakers thrown by Hall of Fame tight end and current FS1 personality Shannon Sharpe, who went to town on Benjamin on Monday.

“I just want to know when guys are going to take responsibility and accountability for what’s going on in their lives,” Sharpe said. “Was it Cam’s fault that Kelvin showed up at 280-plus pounds as a wide receiver?”

Then he delivered the coup de grace, saying, “The buffet was a bad fit, because you ate yourself out of a job in Carolina.”

Sharpe also pointed out quite astutely that Newton actually won the NFL MVP award in 2015, which was the season Benjamin missed entirely due to his torn ACL.

It’s also worth pointing out that, in the seasons before and after that, Benjamin hauled in 136 passes for 1,949 yards and 16 touchdowns as well, playing with Newton.

It’s going to be interesting to see how Benjamin fares in Buffalo, where accuracy might just be lacking in the years to come.

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DET / 1,488 / 1995
Brett Perriman
STL / 1,471 / 2000
Isaac Bruce
DEN / 1,404 / 2014
Emmanuel Sanders
ARZ / 1,402 / 2005
Anquan Boldin
KC / 1,336 / 2018
Travis Kelce
NE / 1,327 / 2011
Rob Gronkowski
PIT / 1,325 / 2002
Plaxico Burress
DEN / 1,317 / 2000
Ed McCaffrey
IND / 1,310 / 2006
Reggie Wayne
MIA / 1,306 / 1984
Mark Duper
PIT / 1,297 / 2018
Antonio Brown
CHI / 1,295 / 2013
Brandon Marshall
STL / 1,292 / 2004
Isaac Bruce
SD / 1,290 / 1980
Kellen Winslow
DEN / 1,288 / 2013
Eric Decker
GB / 1,287 / 2014
Randall Cobb
MIN / 1,274 / 2000
Cris Carter
NE / 1,264 / 2009
Randy Moss
BUF / 1,252 / 2002
Peerless Price
MIN / 1,241 / 1999
Cris Carter
LAR / 1,219 / 2018
Brandin Cooks
IND / 1,210 / 2004
Reggie Wayne
GB / 1,208 / 2004
Donald Driver
JAX / 1,207 / 2000
Keenan McCardell
KC / 1,203 / 2000
Tony Gonzalez
ATL / 1,198 / 2012
Julio Jones
NYG / 1,192 / 2011
Hakeem Nicks
NYJ / 1,189 / 1967
George Sauer
WAS / 1,186 / 1989
Art Monk
NE / 1,175 / 2007
Wes Welker
MIN / 1,175 / 1994
Jake Reed
TEN / 1,168 / 2004
Derrick Mason
PIT / 1,167 / 2009
Hines Ward
MIN / 1,167 / 1995
Jake Reed
JAX / 1,164 / 1997
Keenan McCardell
MIN / 1,163 / 1996
Cris Carter
TB / 1,157 / 2019
Mike Evans
SD / 1,157 / 2009
Antonio Gates
MIA / 1,150 / 1986
Mark Clayton
LARM / 1,146 / 1989
Flipper Anderson
DAL / 1,145 / 2007
Jason Witten
NO / 1,143 / 2011
Marques Colston
CIN / 1,143 / 2007
T.J. Houshmandzadeh
NYJ / 1,141 / 1968
George Sauer
OAK / 1,139 / 2001
Jerry Rice
WAS / 1,138 /1989
Ricky Sanders
NO / 1,137 / 2016
Michael Thomas
ATL / 1,136 / 1998
Terance Mathis
DEN / 1,135 / 2015
Emmanuel Sanders
LAR / 1,134 / 2019
Robert Woods

This article first appeared on Sportsnaut and was syndicated with permission.

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