Cameron Jerrell Newton (born May 11, 1989) is an American football quarterback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Auburn and was drafted as the first overall pick by the Panthers in the 2011 NFL Draft. Newton is the only player in the modern era to, within a one-year span, be awarded the Heisman Trophy, win a national championship, and become the first overall pick in an NFL draft.
In his rookie year, Newton broke numerous rookie and all-time NFL records for passing and rushing yards. He became the first rookie quarterback to throw for 400 yards in his first game, shattering Peyton Manning's first-game record by 120 yards. He also broke Otto Graham's 61-year-old record for passing yards by any quarterback in an NFL debut. Newton would go on to become the first rookie quarterback to throw for 4,000 yards in a season, as well as the first rookie quarterback to rush for 700 yards. He also ran for 14 touchdowns, more in a single season than any quarterback in NFL history, breaking Steve Grogan's 35-year-old record.
College career:
University of Florida-Newton initially attended the University of Florida, where he was a member of the Florida Gators football team in 2007 and 2008. As a freshman in 2007, Newton beat out fellow freshman quarterback John Brantley as the back-up for eventual Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow. He played in five games, passing for 40 yards on 5-of-10 and rushing 16 times for 103 yards and three touchdowns. In 2008, during his sophomore season, Newton played in the season opener against Hawaii but suffered an ankle injury and took a medical redshirt season.
On November 21, 2008, Newton was arrested for receiving stolen property after purchasing a stolen laptop computer from another University of Florida student. He was subsequently suspended from the team after the laptop was found to be in his possession. Campus police "tracked the stolen laptop to the athlete...Newton tossed the computer out his dorm window in a humorously ill-advised attempt to hide it from cops." All charges against Newton were dropped after he completed a court-approved pre-trial diversion program. "I believe that a person should not be thought of as a bad person because of some senseless mistake that they made," said Newton in 2010. "I think every person should have a second chance. If they blow that second chance, so be it for them." Newton announced his intention to transfer from Florida three days before the Gators' national championship win over Oklahoma.
College honors and awards::
Heisman Trophy (2010)
Maxwell Award (2010)
Walter Camp Award (2010)
Davey O'Brien Award (2010)
Manning Award (2010)
AP College Football Player of the Year (2010)
Consensus first-team All-American; received first-team honors from American Football Coaches Association, Associated Press, The Sporting News, Walter Camp Football Foundation, CBS Sports, College Football News, ESPN, Rivals.com, Scout.com and Sports Illustrated (2010)
2011 NFL Draft-In late January 2011, Newton began working out with George Whitfield Jr. in San Diego. Whitfield has worked with other quarterbacks such as Ben Roethlisberger and Akili Smith. On April 28, 2011, Newton was selected with the first overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers. He was the first reigning Heisman Trophy winner to go first overall since Carson Palmer in 2003. He also was Auburn's fourth No. 1 selection after Tucker Frederickson (1965), Bo Jackson (1986), and Aundray Bruce (1988).
During the 2011 NFL lockout, he spent up to 12 hours a day at the IMG Madden Football Academy in Bradenton, FL, spending up to two hours per day doing one-on-one training with fellow Heisman Trophy winner and ex-Panthers quarterback Chris Weinke.
Before the draft, Panthers owner Jerry Richardson asked Newton to maintain his clean-cut appearance after Newton told Richardson he had no tattoos or piercings and was thinking about growing his hair longer. Although this is similar to a policy the New York Yankees has on all of its players, this gained some controversy on Richardson's part due to the fact that other players (most notably Steve Smith and Jeremy Shockey) had visible tattoos and, in Shockey's case, had longer hair earlier in his career with the New York Giants. Reactions were so strong that some even accused Richardson of racism. Despite this, Newton agreed to Richardson's dress code policies as a condition of being drafted first overall.
Pre-draft measurables
Ht
Wt
Arm length
Hand size
40-yd dash
10-yd split
20-yd split
20-ss
3-cone
Vert
Broad
BP
Wonderlic
6 ft 6 in
248 lb
33¾ in
9⅞ in
4.59 s
1.58 s
2.60 s
4.18 s
6.92 s
35 in
10 ft 6 in
N/A reps
21
All values from 2011 NFL Scouting Combine.
2015 season:
On June 2, 2015, the Panthers and Newton agreed to a 5-year, $103.8 million contract extension. Through the 2015 preseason, Newton graded as PFF's best quarterback. During the season-opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Newton finished with 175 yards passing, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, while rushing for 35 yards. This was the first NFL opening-day victory for Newton. During the Panthers week 2 victory over the Houston Texans, Newton finished with 195 yards passing, 2 passing TDs, and 1 interception, while rushing for 76 yards and 1 TD. In week three against the New Orleans Saints, Newton passed for 315 yards, 2 touchdowns, and no interceptions with a rushing touchdown. It marked the 26th game in Newton's career in which he had a passing and a rushing touchdown, ranking 2nd all time in NFL history behind only Steve Young (31). Further, it marked the 14th time in his career where Newton notched two-plus touchdown passes and at least one rushing touchdown, third-most in the NFL since 1960, behind only Steve Young (17) and Fran Tarkenton (16).[96] Through the first three games of the season, Newton has accounted for 76% of the total offensive yards and 88% of the total touchdowns the Panthers have generated.[96] Newton helped lead the Panthers to a 3-0 start, the first time they had done so since the 2003 NFL Season. Several experts have 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 4.8% in the early season; senior NFL columnist for CBSSports.com, Pete Prisco, noting Cam's improved pocket patience, mechanics, and ability to read defenses; Cian Fahey noted Newton's development into a refined pocket passer with the athleticism to diversify any offense with a multidimensional run game. In the following week, during a 37-23 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Newton went 11 of 22 passing for 124 yds and 2 TDs while leading the team in rushing with 51 yards to give the Panthers a 4-0 record for the first time since 2003. As a rusher, through the first four weeks, Newton ranked 3rd in the NFL in rushes for first downs.
Following a week 4 bye, Newton threw for 269 yards, 2 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 Seahawk loss in the Russell Wilson era. It also marked the first time in franchise history the Panthers won a game in Seattle and Newton's 9th career fourth-quarter comeback win. During the game, Newton also recorded the 36th career rushing touchdown of his career; over that span, only Marshawn Lynch and Adrian Peterson were the only players to record more rushing touchdowns since 2011. Through the first 5 weeks of the season, Newton recorded a career high 67.6% of passes under pressure. The following week, Newton led the Panthers to a victory over the Philadelphia Eagles, earning the Panthers their first 6-0 record in franchise history; during the game, he threw 3 interceptions and recorded his 28th game with a rushing touchdown and a passing touchdown. In week 8, against the Colts, Newton threw for 248 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception, as the Panthers moved to 7-0 with a 29-26 overtime victory; with the win, Newton became the first quarterback in NFL history to earn a comeback victory with his team trailing in overtime.
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 297 yards passing and 3 touchdowns, 1 interception to go along with 9 rush, 57 yards, and 1 touchdown. Further, for the first time in his career, Cam Newton threw for 200 yards and three touchdowns in a single half. For his game against the Packers, Newton was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week. The following week, during the Panthers 27-10 victory over the Tennessee Titans, Newton went 21 for 26 passes for 217 yards and 1 passing touchdown while recording 9 rushes for 23 yards and 1 rushing touchdown. Newton began the game with 11 straight completions, tying his career best in a single game (vs. Bucs on 11/18/12). The following week, Newton led the Panthers to a 44-16 victory over the Washington Redskins. During the game, Newton threw for a career-high 5 touchdown passes and became the only QB in NFL history with 100+ pass TD and 25+ rush TD in 1st 5 seasons. For his efforts, Newton was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season. During the Panthers 33-14 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving, Newton completed 16-of-27 passes for 183 yards, including going 8-of-16 on third downs, and rushed 12 times for 45 yards and a touchdown. During the Panthers 41-38 victory over the New Orleans Saints, Newton finished with 380 combined passing and rushing yards and 5 touchdown passes. He was 10 of 14 for 154 yards, 2 touchdowns and a 147 QB Rating under pressure. He also led the game-winning 75-yard touchdown drive to the Panthers undefeated through their first 12 games. For his performance, Newton was named NFC Offensive Player of the week for the third time in five weeks. The last time a player achieved that feat was 2007, 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 their undefeated regular season. The following week, during the Panthers 38-0 victory over the Atlanta Falcons, Newton completed 15 of 21 passes for 265 yards, 3 passing touchdowns, and finished with a career-high quarterback rating of 153.3.
NFL career statistics:
Note: Statistics are correct through Week 12 of the 2015 NFL season.
Regular season statistics
Passing
Rushing
Fumbles
Season
Team
GP
GS
Comp
Att
Pct
Yds
TD
INT
Rate
Att
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
FUM
Lost
2011
Carolina Panthers
16
16
310
517
60.0
4,051
21
17
84.5
126
706
5.6
49T
14
5
2
2012
Carolina Panthers
16
16
280
485
57.7
3,869
19
12
86.2
127
741
5.8
72T
8
10
3
2013
Carolina Panthers
16
16
292
473
61.7
3,379
24
13
88.8
111
585
5.3
56
6
3
1
2014
Carolina Panthers
14
14
262
448
58.5
3,127
18
12
82.1
103
539
5.2
22
5
12
5
2015
Carolina Panthers
11
11
190
332
57.2
2,466
20
9
89.5
98
427
4.4
23
7
3
2
Totals
73
73
1,334
2,255
59.2
16,892
102
63
86.0
565
2,998
5.3
72T
40
33
13
Playoffs statistics
Passing
Rushing
Fumbles
Season
Team
GP
GS
Comp
Att
Pct
Yds
TD
INT
Rate
Att
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
FUM
Lost
2013
Carolina Panthers
1
1
16
25
64.0
267
1
2
79.9
10
54
5.4
11
0
0
0
2014
Carolina Panthers
2
2
41
68
60.3
444
4
3
80.8
18
72
4.0
13
0
3
2
Totals
3
3
57
93
61.3
711
5
5
80.5
28
126
4.5
13
0
3
2
NFL accomplishments and records
Rookie records:
Most total yards by a rookie quarterback: 4,799.
Most total touchdowns by a rookie NFL player: 35 (21 pass, 14 rush).
First rookie quarterback in NFL history to throw for 4,000 yards in a season.
First rookie in NFL history to throw for 10 touchdowns and run for 10 touchdowns in a season.
First rookie to throw for 400+ yards in his first career game
2nd most passing yards by a rookie in a season: 4,051
2nd most rushing yards by a rookie quarterback: 706
2nd most passing yards by a rookie in a game: 432, on September 18, 2011 vs. Green Bay Packers
First rookie in NFL history to pass for more than 400 yards in back to back games, September 11, 2011 vs. Arizona Cardinals and September 18, 2011 vs. Green Bay Packers
Along with Andy Dalton, the two made the first pair of rookie quarterbacks to make the Pro Bowl.
Records and achievements:
Most passing yards by a quarterback in debut game (422), September 11, 2011 vs. Arizona Cardinals
Most passing yards by a quarterback in first two games (854),
September 11, 2011 vs. Arizona Cardinals and September 18, 2011 vs. Green Bay Packers
First quarterback in NFL history to pass for more than 400 yards in first career start, September 11, 2011 vs. Arizona Cardinals
Sixth quarterback to throw for 400+ yards in back to back games
First quarterback in NFL history to pass for more than 400 yards in
first two career starts, September 11, 2011 vs. Arizona Cardinals and
September 18, 2011 vs. Green Bay Packers
Fastest player to throw for 1,000 yards (at Arizona Cardinals, vs. Green Bay Packers, and vs. Jacksonville Jaguars)
First player in NFL history with at least five rushing touchdowns and five passing touchdowns in his first five games
First QB in NFL history with 100+ pass touchdowns and 25+ rush touchdowns in first five seasons
Most rushing touchdowns in single season by a quarterback (14), achieved on December 4, 2011 vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Second player in NFL history with 20+ passing touchdowns and 10+ rushing touchdowns in a season, joining Kordell Stewart ('97)
First player in NFL history with 4,000+ passing yards and 10+ rushing touchdowns in a season
First player in NFL history with 4,000+ passing yards and 500+ rushing yards in a season
Had a passing touchdown and a rushing touchdown in the same game
eight times, tying the NFL single-season record – previously
accomplished by Steve Grogan of the New England Patriots in 1976 and Daunte Culpepper of the Minnesota Vikings in 2002
Twenty-fifth NFL player (and first quarterback) to have 20 rushing touchdowns in first two seasons
First quarterback in NFL history with at least 500 yards rushing in first two seasons
First player in NFL history to have over 250 passing yards and over
100 rushing yards with a passing touchdown and rushing touchdown in a
game (vs. Falcons on September 12, 2012 - 287 yards passing and 2
touchdowns, 116 yards rushing and 1 touchdown and vs. Bengals on October
11, 2014)
First player to have 30 passing touchdowns and 20 rushing touchdowns in first two seasons
Highest average yards of total offense, career (293.7)
First starting QB to win the NFC South, back to back seasons
Second player in NFL history with 7,500+ pass yards and 40+ pass touchdowns in first two seasons, joining Peyton Manning ('99)
Second most combined passing and rushing yards through his first 37 starts in NFL history (behind Kurt Warner)
First player in NFL history with 50 passing touchdowns and 25 Rushing touchdowns in his first three seasons
First player in NFL history with 10,000 passing yards and 1,000 rushing yards in his first three seasons
Most rushing touchdowns by a QB in his first four seasons (33 rushing touchdowns)
First player in NFL history with 10,000 passing yards and 2,000 rushing yards in his first four seasons
First player in NFL history to have at least 3,000 passing yards and 500 rushing yards in four consecutive seasons
Most games in NFL history with at least 200 passing yards and 80
rushing yards with multiple touchdown passes and a rushing touchdown (4
games)
2nd most games in NFL history with a pass TD and a rush TD (30)
3rd QB in NFL history with 2+ passing touchdowns and 1+ rushing touchdown
2nd QB in NFL history with 3+ passing touchdowns and 1+ rushing touchdown
Most touchdown passes from a player from Auburn
First quarterback in NFL history to earn a comeback victory when trailing in overtime
2nd most combined yards in NFL history in a player’s first five seasons
3rd quarterback in NFL history to pass for over 3.000 yards in his first five seasons
Carolina Panthers franchise records:
Most combined yards in franchise history
Most NFC Offensive Player of the Week Awards (6)
2nd player in franchise history to win NFC Offensive Player of the Week Award multiple times in a single season
Highest average yards per carry in a season (5.83 in 2012)
Longest offensive scoring play (91-yard pass) to Brandon LaFell, December 24, 2011 vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Second rookie to make Pro Bowl (with Steve Smith in 2001)
First Panther to win AP Offensive Rookie of the Year
Most passing attempts without an interception (176)
Most consecutive seasons with 3,000 yards passing - 4 (2011-2014)
5 passing touchdowns in a single game (twice; tied with Steve Beuerlein)
Completions in a row (15) (December 6, 2015 vs. New Orleans Saints)
1st quarterback in franchise history to throw four TD passes in the first half of a game (11/22/2015 v Washington Redskins)
2nd Panthers quarterback with 2 passing touchdowns of 45+ yards in a single game
NFL accomplishments:
AP Offensive Rookie of the Year
Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year
Pro Bowl (2011, 2013)
Sporting News Rookie of the Year
Offensive Rookie of the Month (1x)
Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week (3x)
Personal life:
Newton is the son of Jackie and Cecil Newton Sr., who was cut as a safety from the pre-season rosters of the 1983 Dallas Cowboys and 1984 Buffalo Bills, and the younger brother of Cecil Newton, Jr., a center who most recently played for the Baltimore Ravens. His youngest brother, Caylin, is starting quarterback for Grady High School in Atlanta, GA. Newton was also a talented baseball and basketball player as a youth but developed a fear of being hit by a pitch in baseball and could not avoid foul trouble on the basketball court. He stopped playing baseball at 14 years old and quit basketball shortly into his high school career.
Newton is a Christian. Newton spoke about his faith after winning the 2011 BCS National Championship Game saying, "It’s just a God thing. I thank God every single day. I’m just His instrument and He’s using me on a consistent basis daily."
In addition to his commitment to football, Newton participates in motivational speaking.
On December 9, 2014 Newton was involved in a car crash in Charlotte; his vehicle flipped and he was immobilized and stretchered off. Newton suffered two fractures in his back, and was held overnight at the hospital for observation. Witnesses claim that the truck Newton was driving rolled over multiple times. Newton would make a full recovery in 12 days.
Newton graduated with a degree in Sociology in the spring of 2015.
Newton is a self-proclaimed pescetarian.
Newton partnered with Southern department store chain Belk on his own clothing line, MADE by Cam Newton.
Club World Cup final in Barcelona is as good as
advertised
Argentina star Lionel Messi
pushed by a trio of records in Barcelona on Sunday to win the Club World Cup
for the third after Luis Suarez and Neymar partners for joint hit a tribute -
and the rest of the world has not ended yet warned.
Messi four times South American
champions River Plate in Yokohama on to lead Barcelona to a 3-0 victory
returned from medical complaints, and added two more in the second half Suarez
Uruguay's World Player of the year before the first goal.
All three ran riot in front of 66
853 in April as Messi and Neymar ever Guangzhou Grande Thursday after missing
the 3-0 win in the semi-final, was playing his first match in Japan this week,
"MSN" Argentine reunion The river looked playground full force.
"And I think it's a league
match or a cup, whether these players to play with, and we are always well
aligned and we all play well together," the disappearance of the match on
Thursday with kidney pain After taking part in the final was in doubt who said
Messi.
"I am very happy with Barcelona we have
important games coming over. The greatest of all of them to win the title and I
want to keep getting results. This is a great way to end the year."
With the Barcelona 2015 Champions
League, La Liga, the Spanish Cup and the European Super Cup win was in the
fifth, and the results are broken the deadlock in the 36th minute Messi once in
doubt ever seen.
"We work hard and with
dignity, and we played a full game," said Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic. Our
opponents in a manner completely opposite to us was playing, because "it
was not easy. But we played well, and we will be members of the club and is
really proud to make history .
"It is a matter of three
days after the trouble was not easy for Messi, but is the best in history, and
it's not just me saying this - .. it to him in the team we really Lucky are the
truth "
His presence is felt with river
barrage of noise and color before starting out in the sport began long, with an
estimated 15,000 traveling fans, arrived in Japan this week.
Director Marcelo Gallardo
admitted that his team Barcelona
can increase, but also the reason for the decline in the first four years at
the club is reflected in the steps.
"I want to congratulate Barcelona to win,"
Gallardo said. "They are a very strong team. We had a game plan, and we
are in the first 35 minutes Messi was able to apply it to the first round.
Then, we started to break a little bit.
Club World Cup is really the
icing on the cake for us, "Now I'm devastated, but in the last six months
have been a lot of positives. We have a lot of goals. We have not at altitude
Unfortunately, when the tournament came at a time, but it makes no sense for us
to be here. "
The river began his career at the
club and professionalism of his powers who have been tested to the limit
recruitment Argentina Barcelona defender Javier Mascherano, the final
additional importance.
"It was a very difficult
match for me, obviously," in 2005, which left the river Mascherano,
"I tried to be as much as possible from the environment, but that I have
been playing against his former team Try not to think that because it was not
always easy.
"But football and life,
sometimes you're playing a game like this, because the situation was difficult
for me. It's the same, and everyone I can be calm and I tried not to think
about the team. you feel. "
Barcelona players and staff
return to Spain once they take a few days off, and Luis Enrique earned the
right to put their foot is considered the manager.
"I am very happy."
"I have been away from home for a while, but now I have the party starts
now. This victory can go as well and to celebrate Christmas with my family and
be able to celebrate Will be done.
"I've got a lot of titles,
but how we achieve them. Fans want us to win trophies, but the process of how
to win these titles are very important to me is very important."
The latest win Club World Cup and
the only one in the last nine years in Barcelona
and South American teams have won the title means, and River goalkeeper Marcelo
Barovero cards stacked in favor of European clubs are considered. "
"The main difference is that
the economic strength of European clubs," he said. "It is totally
different. Moreover, Barcelona
now. We were playing against the best team in history for many years, working
on the same project. The ability to work on a long-term project.
"They are the best in the
world. I want to be able to play against them is really proud of Messi is the
best in history, but they are very strong. He's the strongest team I ever
played against are. "
