Published 18:08 IST, December 10th 2019
Cam Newton trade rumours: Carolina Panthers likely to release injured star quarterback
Cam Newton trade rumours: The quarterback had surgery on his Lisfranc injury in New York on Monday which keeps him out for the rest of the NFL season.
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Carolina Panrs quarterback Cam Newton may have played his last game with team this season. According to a report on NFL's official website, Newton is likely to be tred by Panrs in offseason. He was first overall pick in 2011 NFL Draft, making this a major development.
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Cam Newton tre rumours
re have alrey been plenty of rumours about where Cam Newton would be heing. Chicago Bears have been touted as one of most likely suitors, as team is expected to make a decision on wher to stick with struggling Mitch Trubisky as ir quarterback or take a swing for a more established one like Newton. Panrs have a chance to keep Newton for $18.6 million, which he is owed next year or team could look to rebuild mselves around ir young quarterback Kyle Allen, who is much cheaper in terms of cost.
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Cam Newton injury
Cam Newton suffered injury against New England Patriots in a pre-season game. incident happened during a third-down play against Patriots. Newton played through his foot injury in Panrs' first two games this season, but his disastrous performance against Buccaneers led team to realize three-time Pro Bowler needed time to heal injury.
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Newton underwent surgery on his Lisfranc injury on Monday in New York. According to a report in Athletic, quarterback injured his foot during his first and only appearance so far this summer during team’s third preseason game. He tried to play through injury but lasted just two games before mitting in a YouTube vlog that he really couldn’t push off of his foot and that he probably shouldn’t have played.
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Cam Newton tre rumours: His career so far
Newton has been Carolina's starting quarterback since 2011. He is 68–55–1 in his career, leing Panrs to playoffs four times. Newton and Panrs reached Super Bowl 50 in February 2015 before losing to Broncos. Currently sitting at 5-8 and an uncertain future of Newton, franchise could be looking to draft a quarterback
16:40 IST, December 10th 2019