Greg Mcfee Kelvin Benjamin is a wide receiver who was recently released by the New York Giants, and he’s not happy about it. In fact, he’s so unhappy that he ripped Joe Judge on Twitter for being released from the team.
Kelvin Benjamin, who was released by the New York Giants on Friday, ripped Joe Judge in a series of tweets after being let go.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Kelvin Benjamin was released by the New York Giants on Wednesday, and he didn’t like how it all played out in front of everyone. He was particularly harsh on coach Joe Judge, whom he said was attempting to “destroy the situation.”
In a phone interview with ESPN on Wednesday night, Benjamin recounted his side of the tale. Despite the tense on-field brawl earlier in the day, he seemed to be in high spirits.
“I’m OK,” Benjamin said. “A little dissatisfaction.”
His dissatisfaction stemmed from the way the event played out. Before the first practice of training camp at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center, Judge summoned Benjamin on the field. The converted wide receiver was warned by the judge that he would be punished if he reported to camp overweight.
The Giants wanted Benjamin to report to camp at 251 pounds, according to Benjamin, who was attempting to resurrect his tight end career. In the spring, he weighed 265 pounds and during camp, he weighed 268 pounds.
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“The first thing [Judge] stated was that I was 15 pounds overweight when I walked in,” Benjamin said. “So I’m thinking, ‘How did I come in 15 pounds overweight for minicamp when I was 265?’ He also said that you departed at 265 and returned at 268. Yes, of course. I work out using weights. I gained muscular mass.
“I’m about the same size as I was as a wide receiver. I thought to myself, “How is it possible?” Now I’m a tight end. I’m not sure how it makes sense.”
According to Benjamin, the situation proceeded to deteriorate from there. He claimed to have been cursed by Judge, who also mentioned events from the spring.
But most of all, Benjamin was perplexed that he was challenged on the field rather than behind closed doors before the first summer session.
“It was a little uncomfortable,” Benjamin said. “It didn’t make any sense at all.”
Dave Gettleman, the general manager, stepped in at that moment. When Gettleman was the general manager of the Carolina Panthers in 2014, he selected Benjamin.
Benjamin exited the game and entered the locker room. Gettleman was right behind him.
“My mental condition had been thrown off. I was at a loss for what to do “Benjamin said. “I just went to the locker room to de-stress. When Gettleman entered, I could tell he was about to release me by the tone of his voice.”
Benjamin was released by the Giants on Wednesday afternoon. It put an end to his chances of making a return.
Judge said on Thursday, “I’m not going to go into any particular issue with a player.” “We’ll always have respect for the player, and whatever we discuss between the player, coach, and certainly Dave [Gettleman] will be kept between us.” I want to make sure I’m going to treat whatever we say in confidence as private, and we spoke with him personally.
“Despite this, 32 clubs change their rosters on a daily basis. This isn’t any different. We chose to make a move that we felt was best for the team, and that will be the category in which any future moves we make will fall.”
Benjamin, 30, last appeared in the NFL in 2018 with the Kansas City Chiefs. The Panthers selected the Florida State product in the first round.
Benjamin has formerly played for the Panthers, Buffalo Bills, and Kansas City Chiefs. He has 209 catches for 3,021 yards and 20 touchdowns in his career.
On Wednesday, Judge was definitely his greatest beef with the Giants. Benjamin was unhappy with Judge’s handling of the issue and how he was treated.
“I believe he was attempting to ruin the scenario,” Benjamin stated. “I’m not sure why.”
Benjamin worked out for the Giants at rookie minicamp in May and was later signed.
Throughout the spring, Judge and his team worked hard with Benjamin, as they do with all of their players. They were continuously working with him on completing plays and keeping the football safe. It didn’t seem to be any different from how the rest of the squad was being coached.
However, something went awry before the first practice of the summer. Benjamin didn’t believe it was necessary to proceed in this manner.
“They shouldn’t have had me come back to training camp in the first place,” he added. “It’s all about personal grudges.” That is, above all else, what it is. They were adamant about not allowing me to play on the field. It’s possible that [Judge] was a man about it.
“Of course, they’ll make it seem as though I went away. That’s where I called it quits. Anyone who has been in a similar position, I mean, how can I train at that point? At the end of the day, what’s right is what’s right, and what’s wrong is what’s wrong.”
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