He became the second straight number one pick to win the AP Rookie of the Year, after Sam Bradford won it the previous season. He also landed the number 5 and 2 play of the year with his yard touchdown run against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5 , and his touchdown fumblerooski to Richie Brockel vs.

He has the nickname Superman due to his touchdown celebration. Newton started his second professional season with passing yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions in the 16—10 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

At the end of that stretch was one of Newton's more efficient games of the season. Against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 13, he had passing yards and three passing touchdowns to go along with 78 rushing yards in the 27—21 loss.

However, the rough first half of the season was too much to overcome for the team. Cam's noticeable decline in rushing touchdowns was due partially to the Panthers signing Mike Tolbert before the season began.

Tolbert, a versatile fullback, recorded seven rushing touchdowns on the season. The season started rough for Newton and Panthers.

The Panthers lost three of their first four games to start 1—3. In that stretch, Newton had his best game in Week 3 against the New York Giants with passing yards, three passing touchdowns, and one interception to go along with seven carries for 45 rushing yards in the 38—0 victory.

Newton was consistent in that stretch, passing for In the 23—10 loss, he had passing yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions to go along with 54 rushing yards.

Newton played the second and third quarter, and rushed for a touchdown. On March 21, , Newton underwent surgery to "tighten" up his ankle ligaments, which Newton admitted he had dealt with since his college days at Auburn University.

He recorded yards of offense with a touchdown, no turnovers, and a Through his first three starts in the season, Newton recorded a Newton completed 21—33 passes for yards and three touchdowns.

Along with that he had 83 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown. He missed only one game and returned to the field a week later in a match against the Cleveland Browns to make the final end-of-season push to win the NFC South division and once again make the playoffs.

Newton led the Carolina Panthers to the first back-to-back division titles in the NFC South since the formation of the division and became the first quarterback since Michael Vick and Randall Cunningham as the only quarterbacks in NFL history with four seasons with at least rushing yards.

Tittle for 10th all time in rushing touchdowns by a quarterback with He is also the only player in NFL history to have 10, passing yards and 2, rushing yards in his first four seasons and the first to have at least 3, passing yards and rushing yards in four consecutive seasons.

The following week, Newton led the Panthers to their first playoff win in nine years in the Wild Card Round over the Arizona Cardinals , throwing for yards and two touchdowns while running for 35 yards.

Newton was 23—36 for yards with two touchdowns, two interceptions, and 37 rushing yards. This was the first NFL opening-day victory for Newton the Panthers won their opener in with an injured Newton on the sidelines.

Several experts noted Newton's continued growth as a quarterback; Gil Brandt noted Newton's improving internal clock in the pocket, citing his career low sack percentage of 4.

Following a Week 4 bye, Newton threw for yards, two interceptions, and a touchdown and rushed for 30 yards and a touchdown while leading the Panthers to victory against the Seattle Seahawks.

It marked just the 3rd home Seahawks loss in the Russell Wilson era. The following week, Newton led the Panthers to their first 8—0 start in franchise history with a 37—29 victory over the Green Bay Packers ; Newton went 15—30 for yards passing, three touchdowns, and one interception to go along with 9 rush, 57 yards, and one touchdown.

Newton began the game with 11 straight completions, tying his career best in a single game vs. He was 10 of 14 for yards, two touchdowns and a QB Rating under pressure.

He also led the game-winning yard touchdown drive to the Panthers undefeated through their first 12 games. The last time a player achieved that feat was , when Tom Brady of the New England Patriots won three player of the week awards in five weeks while quarterbacking the New England Patriots during an undefeated regular season.

During the Panthers thrilling 38—35 victory against the New York Giants , Newton went 25 of 45 for yards and 5 passing touchdowns while adding 8 rushes for yards, his third career game with at least rushing yards.

During that span, he also threw the second-most touchdown passes and led the NFL with 40 combined passing and rushing touchdowns.

Newton was on the field for of Carolina's plays in which he was either the decision-maker or ball carrier after the snap, which accounted for 72 percent of the Panthers' total snaps.

Further, Newton had the second-lowest percentage of passing yards gained after the catch among NFL quarterbacks and 40 of Carolina's 49 touchdowns this season were either thrown or run by Newton.

The Panthers had their first setback in the 20—13 away loss to the Atlanta Falcons in their second divisional matchup.

In the loss, Newton was 17 of 30 for yards. His passer rating of Newton and the Panthers finished the season with a 15—1 record, a franchise best, and earned a first-round bye in the playoffs.

In the NFC championship game, Newton completed 19 of 28 passes for yards, with two touchdowns and one interception. He also rushed 10 times for 47 yards and two touchdowns.

In Super Bowl 50 on February 7, , which pitted the Panthers' top-ranked offense against the Denver Broncos ' top-ranked defense, the Panthers lost by a score of 24— The game was generally a one-score affair until a few minutes left in the fourth quarter.

The defense of both teams performed extremely well and led to both offenses struggling terribly throughout the game.

Newton was sacked six times and Manning was sacked 5 times, both quarterbacks fumbled twice, and both threw an interception.

In the opening game of the season, in a Super Bowl 50 rematch against the Denver Broncos , Newton surpassed two of Steve Young 's NFL records, one for the most career rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, with his 44th, and the other for most games with a passing and rushing touchdown, with his 32nd.

For the season, Newton completed He threw 19 touchdown passes, 16 less than the previous year, and 14 interceptions, the second most of his career behind his rookie season.

On March 30, Newton had surgery to repair a partially torn rotator cuff on his throwing shoulder. During a press conference on October 4, Newton was asked a question by Jourdan Rodrigue, a female sportswriter for The Charlotte Observer , regarding passing routes.

Newton smirked and said, "It's funny to hear a female talk about routes. The Panthers combined for rushing yards and total yards of offense as the Panthers won 45— After a 16—8 victory over the Dallas Cowboys in Week 1 of the season, Newton went 32 of 45 passing, passing yards, three touchdowns, and an interception to go along with 42 rushing yards in the 31—24 loss to the Atlanta Falcons.

Newton and the Panthers began struggling in the month of November. After the Panthers lost to the New Orleans Saints in Week 15, which was their sixth straight loss after starting 6—2, Newton acknowledged a nagging shoulder injury that had been hampering his play during the losing streak, and hinted that the team would deactivate him for the final two games of the season in order to heal.

In a poll orchestrated by writers from The Athletic , Newton was voted the most underrated quarterback in the league by 85 defensive players from 25 teams.

Newton made his return from injury in Week 1 of the following season against the Los Angeles Rams. In the game, Newton passed for yards and one interception as the Panthers lost 30— After the game, Newton said "All fingers are pointed back to the offense and me specifically.

On March 17, the Panthers announced they had given Newton permission to seek a trade. After nearly three months in free agency, Newton signed a one-year deal with the New England Patriots on July 8, In his first career start with the Patriots, a Week 1 game at home against the Miami Dolphins , Newton led the team to a 21—11 victory, completing 15 of 19 passes for yards with no touchdowns or interceptions while carrying the ball 15 times for 75 yards and two rushing touchdowns.

After the game ended, Newton was involved in a scuffle with Dolphins defensive lineman Christian Wilkins and nose tackle Raekwon Davis , the latter of which attempted to remove a chain from Newton's neck.

At the end of the game, with the Patriots trailing 30—35, Newton attempted to run into the end zone from the one-yard line, but was stopped short, resulting in a Patriots loss.

He was activated from the list on October In Week 11 against the Houston Texans , Newton threw for yards and a touchdown during the 27—20 loss.

Note: As of [update] off-season [] [] []. In mid, Newton fathered a son with an Instagram model months before his and Proctor's fourth child was born in the fall.

Newton has five biological children. Newton was a self-proclaimed pescetarian. Newton is a Christian. I thank God every single day.

I'm just His instrument and He's using me on a consistent basis daily. On December 9, , Newton was involved in a car crash in Charlotte where his vehicle flipped, and he suffered two back fractures.

In addition to his commitment to football, Newton participates in motivational speaking , [] and has a namesake foundation dedicated to "enhancing the lives of youth by addressing their educational, physical and social needs".

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Scripps Company. Archived from the original on April 7, Retrieved November 13, Dezember musste Newton während der ersten Angriffsserie der Panthers auf der Ersatzbank Platz nehmen und durfte erst für die zweite aufs Feld.

Ende März musste Newton wegen einer angerissenen Rotatorenmanschette die Schulter seines rechten Wurfarms operieren lassen und verpasste wie einen Teil der Saisonvorbereitung.

Während einer Pressekonferenz am 4. Newton antwortete mit der Bemerkung, es sei witzig, von Frauen zu Passrouten befragt zu werden, ehe er konkret auf die Frage einging.

Sein persönlicher Sponsor Danone beendete die Zusammenarbeit tags darauf. In einer Videobotschaft entschuldigte sich Newton für die Bemerkung.

Höhepunkt war die Partie am Oktober, als Carolina auswärts beim aktuellen Super-Bowl-Sieger, den Philadelphia Eagles , einen Rückstand vor dem letzten Spielviertel dank zweier Touchdownpässe Newtons noch drehte und gewann.

In der zweiten Saisonhälfte machte sich jedoch Newtons rechte Schulter wieder bemerkbar. Der Quarterback konnte den Ball in der Folge kaum noch weit werfen, die Panthers verloren sieben Spiele in Serie und fielen sogar vorzeitig aus dem Rennen um einen Platz in den Play-offs.

Am Januar unterzog sich Newton einer neuerlichen Schulteroperation. Januar , wurde Newton zum meistunterschätzten Quarterback der Liga gewählt.

Im zweiten Saisonspiel gegen die Tampa Bay Buccaneers brach die Verletzung wieder auf, und die Panthers verloren nach dem Auftaktspiel auch diese Partie.

Er ist damit bis zum Ende der Regular Season nicht mehr spielberechtigt. März wurde er entlassen. Die Vorwürfe aus Collegezeiten verfolgten Newton weit in seine Profikarriere hinein.

Zudem hatte Newton im Vorfeld des Drafts mit der Aussage für Aufruhr gesorgt, er sehe sich selbst nicht nur als Footballer, sondern als Entertainer und Stilikone.

Tatsächlich fiel Newton in Carolina bald durch extravagante Auftritte auf. Zu Pressekonferenzen erschien er in der Regel auffällig gekleidet.

So trug er schon einen Fuchsschwanz an der Hüfte oder Guccihosen mit Zebramuster. Auf dem Spielfeld ist Newton ein so genannter Dual-Threat Quarterback , dessen Stärke und Unberechenbarkeit es ist, sowohl über einen starken Wurfarm für präzise, weite Pässe als auch die läuferischen Fähigkeiten zu verfügen, selbst Raumgewinn zu erlaufen.

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