The Carolina Panthers led the league last season with 500 total points scored during the regular season. While a far shade from the best the NFL has ever seen, it was head and shoulders above the rest of the league in 2015. All of that was without their best receiver, Kelvin Benjamin.

Benjamin tore his ACL in August during training camp. After a 2014 rookie season that saw the 6-foot-5 receiver break out for 73 receptions, 1,008 yards and nine touchdowns, the loss of Benjamin can’t be understated. The Panthers did well with fellow rookie Devin Funchess, veteran Ted Ginn Jr., and undrafted receiver Philly Brown, but they surely missed their top guy.

While at the NFL’s Scouting Combine, Panthers general manager Dave Gettleman had praise for Benjamin’s rehab.

“Kelvin has been working his fanny off,” Gettleman said according to the Charlotte Observer. “He really has taken the bull by the horns. Like any other young kid it took him a couple of weeks to get over the woe-is-me stuff and understand it’s time to go. He’ll be doing some things this spring and he’ll be ready to go for training camp.”

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He also clued reporters in on where Benjamin was in his rehab process.

Gettleman: Benjamin doing some light running and cutting. Says he's still at 238 lbs. — Joe Person (@josephperson) February 24, 2016

With some light running and cutting, it’s safe to say that he’s doing quite well indeed. Having gone through knee injuries myself, this is the process when you begin to gain back some of the strength that you lost and test out the knee mentally.

Hopefully there are no setbacks and Benajmain can build upon his rookie season and help the Panthers offense reach new heights. With Benjamin and Funchess on the field together, it is a though that has Panthers’ fans salivating a bit. Gettleman is no exception there.

“I had that conversation with (offensive coordinator) Mike Shula two days ago,” Gettleman said. “It’s certainly fun to think about.”