

The Panthers did not re-sign him after the season, but kept the door open for a possible return to compete with Darnold, third-round pick Matt Corral and former XFL star P.J.

He started the next five games, going 0-5 with three touchdown passes and five interceptions. He spent the final eight games with the Panthers last season after being signed in November when starter Sam Darnold was placed on injured reserve with a shoulder injury.įour days later, in a backup role, Newton scored on his first two plays - a 2-yard run and a 2-yard pass - to help the Panthers to an upset win at Arizona. "So before I sit up here and allow the narrative to be made that Cam ain't got it no more, Cam is taking full responsibility and saying Cam put himself in a f-ed-up situation, which then had a ricochet effect to people thinking. And you're still trying to learn the offense. That's still under 10 days of you being on the team.

"At what point did you think you was going to be successful? The next week, I started. I played on Sunday,'' the 2015 NFL MVP said on "The Pivot Podcast'' hosted by ESPN's Ryan Clark and former NFL players Channing Crowder and Fred Taylor. Cam Newton still believes he's one of the 32 best quarterbacks in the NFL and that the current perception people have of him comes from putting himself in a "f-ed-up'' situation with the Carolina Panthers last season. NFL, Carolina Panthers, New England PatriotsĬHARLOTTE, N.C. QB Cam Newton says he put himself in tough situations with the Carolina Panthers and New England Patriots
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