Fridays are usually a walkthrough day for the Panthers, followed by a light practice Saturday, so it will be interesting to see if Matt Rhule changes up the schedule. So assuming he passes his physical, Newton likely will be on the field Friday. Person: Newton had not signed his contract before Thursday’s practice. With all the wear and tear he’s accumulated with his playing style, an abbreviated, eight-game schedule (and maybe playoffs) sounds about right for the 32-year-old Newton. Concerns about Newton’s arm strength (following two shoulder surgeries) were part of the reason the Panthers released him last year. Still, he’s bound to have some rust after being out of the league for nearly 2 ½ months. Person: Given his usual offseason workout regimen, you’d have to think Newton will show up in shape. Rhule did say that the focus will be on getting Newton 'up to speed.' Panthers coach Matt Rhule announced Thursday that Walker will start Sunday against the Cardinals and did not rule out the potential of Newton playing. Walker and recently acquired Matt Barkley. With Darnold out four to six weeks with a shoulder injury, the Panthers' only other quarterbacks on the active roster were P.J. “But also, it’s like, man, I’m so much more than just a football player. “I still get that urge to go out and perform and do something that I’ve been doing since I was 7 years old,” Newton said. “Hell yeah, I still want to play football,” Newton said last month on YouTube, after announcing that he badly wanted to return to the game so he got vaccinated against the coronavirus, something he had initially been reluctant to do. Newton, whose unvaccinated status reportedly played a part in the Patriots’ decision to release him, announced last month that he is vaccinated. He played the 2020 season with the Patriots and was released following this preseason.

He missed most of the 2019 season to surgery and was released by Carolina.

But following that MVP season, he was limited with injuries and the Panthers made the playoffs only once in the subsequent four seasons. Four years later, in 2015, Newton led Carolina to a franchise-best 15–1 record en route to a Super Bowl appearance. Newton, 32, was a free agent after the Patriots released him before this season, while the Panthers (4-5) have struggled under quarterback Sam Darnold, who is battling a shoulder injury.Ĭarolina is the organization that drafted and developed Newton into an NFL star after selecting him first in the 2011 draft. It's a one-year deal worth as much as $10 million, including $4.5 million guaranteed and a $1.5 million roster bonus, for Newton, per source, and the Panthers' No. The Panthers have signed their former MVP quarterback Cam Newton, the team announced Thursday.

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