Kelvin Benjamin is the latest NFL player to admit he did not know a game could end in a tie. After the Carolina Panthers played to a 37-37 tie against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, the rookie said he was surprised to see players start flooding the field when the overtime period ended.
“I didn’t know you could tie in the NFL,” Benjamin said, according to Scott Fowler of The Charlotte Observer.
Believe it or not, we hear at least one player admit the same thing every time there is a tie (which isn’t all that often). Two players said they were surprised to learn a game could end in a tie two years ago when the San Francisco 49ers and St. Louis Rams played to one. Donovan McNabb was equally clueless back in 2008, and it may have cost the Philadelphia Eagles.
While Greg Olsen called the postgame handshakes with the Bengals “awkward,” Benjamin was the only player who admitted he was unaware of the NFL’s overtime rules. The former Florida State star can add that to his rookie handbook.
