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Cam Newton Biography

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)
• First-team All-Southeastern Conference (2010)

College stats:

Year	Team	Pass Attempts	Pass Completions	Completion %	Pass Yards	Pass TDs	INT	Rush Attempts	Rush Yards	Rush Avg	Rush TDs	Receptions	Rec Yards	Rec TDs
2007	Florida	10	5	50.0%	40	0	0	16	103	6.4	3	0	0	0
2008	Florida	2	1	50.0%	14	0	0	5	10	2.0	1	0	0	0
2009	Attended Blinn Junior College
2010	Auburn	280	185	66.1%	2,854	30	7	264	1,473	5.6	20	1	21	1
College Totals		292	191	65.4%	2,908	30	7	285	1,586	5.6	24	1	21	1

Professional career:

  
 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
• Rookie season quarterback records: completions (310), yards (4,051), passing touchdowns (21), completion percentage (60%), passer rating (84.5)
• 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.