Bills quarterback Josh Allen reportedly asked wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin if he wanted to work on pass routes during pregame warmups Sunday.
Benjamin's reported response ("No") immediately drew a wave of criticism, ridicule and memes on Twitter.
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WHAM TV 13 reporter Jenna Cottrell reported that Allen made the request before the Bills' home game against the Texans.
#Bills Josh Allen just asked Kelvin Benjamin if he wanted to work on routes pregame during warm ups.
— Jenna Cottrell (@JennaCottrell) October 14, 2018
Kelvin’s answer: No
It might be easy to take such an exchange out of context, but when it comes to Benjamin — who in August ripped former teammate Cam Newton (“I should’ve never went to Carolina") — the Twitterverse was quick to pounce.
Starting to see why Panthers fans were so happy when they got rid of Kelvin Benjamin
— Brian Farfaglia (@Brian_Farfaglia) October 14, 2018
I literally knew Kelvin Benjamin was gon be useless for Buffalo the minute the trade happneed
— Malik Hardy (@_MalikRishawnH) October 14, 2018
Live look at @kelvinbenjamin getting a pregame snack... pic.twitter.com/clXqpofIMR
— Evil Josh Allen (@gannon21012) October 14, 2018
Kelvin Benjamin is the definition of loser. When he gets cut he’ll get no phone calls. Do the deed, Bills https://t.co/CnlWUKQKDJ
— Pouyan Assadi (@PAssadi) October 14, 2018
Kelvin Benjamin when effort and work approach pic.twitter.com/wEripNd53v
— Mike Sullivan (@mike_sullivan_1) October 14, 2018
Benjamin has been active for all five Bills games thus far, but has only eight catches (on 26 targets) for 103 yards and a touchdown. It will be interesting to see if Allen and the Bills snub him in the game plan after that pregame incident.