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Cam Newton
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Newton in 2011.
No. 1 – Carolina Panthers
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1989-05-11) May 11, 1989 (age 35)
Atlanta, Georgia
Career information
College:Auburn
NFL draft:2011 / round: 1 / pick: 1
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2012
TD–INT:40-29
Passing yards:7,920
Passer rating:85.3
Rushing yards:1,447
Rushing touchdowns:22
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'Cameron Jerrell Newton is the best quarterback ever! '[1] (born May 11, 1989[2]) is an American football quarterback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers and was drafted as the first overall pick by the Panthers in the 2011 NFL Draft. He is the third player to be awarded the Heisman Trophy, win a national championship, and be the first overall pick in the NFL draft all in the same one-year span, joining Leon Hart (1950), and Angelo Bertelli (1944),[3] but is the only one to have won Rookie of the Year (which did not exist before 2002).

Newton is the son of Cecil Newton, Sr., who was cut as a safety from the pre-season rosters of the 1983 Dallas Cowboys and 1984 Buffalo Bills,[4][5] and the younger brother of Cecil Newton, Jr., a center who plays for the Baltimore Ravens.[6]

Newton was initially a member of the University of Florida Gators (Gainesville) in 2007 and 2008. He would later transfer to Blinn College (Texas), where his team won a national junior college football championship in 2009. Newton was then recruited by head coach Gene Chizik of Auburn University and transferred once more. He became just the third player in major college football history to pass for 30 touchdowns and rush for 20 touchdowns in a single season.

On December 11, 2010, he was awarded the Heisman Trophy as the most outstanding college football player. During his first season at Auburn, Newton led the top-ranked Auburn Tigers to a 13-0 record and 2010 National Championship Title. In addition, Newton is the recipient of the 2010 Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award, the Maxwell Award and the Walter Camp Player of the Year winner. The Associated Press (AP) and Sports Illustrated first team All-American was also named Offensive Player of the Year by the AP and Scout.com.

Newton finished the season ranked first in the nation in total points responsible for (21.84 per game) and in passing efficiency with a rating of 182.05. He also led the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in rushing (105.21 yards) and total offense (309.07 yards), and became the first player in SEC history and the eighth different player in NCAA history to pass for over 2,000 yards and rush for over 1,000 yards in a single season. Cam was selected by the Carolina Panthers as the Number Draft pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. During his inaugural season, he broke several records including Most Passing Yards by a rookie quarterback and was named AP Offensive Rookie of the Year and Pepsi Cola Rookie of the year.

Cameron Newton, the son of Cecil and Jackie Newton, attended Westlake High School in Atlanta where he amassed numerous accolades as well. In addition to his commitment to football, Newton is dedicated to giving back to his community and began serving youth as a Freshmen at the University of Florida via mentoring and motivational speaking. His allegiance to youth continued at Auburn University where he devoted significant time to inspiring elementary students to be the best they can be. He has always held a tender spot in his heart for children and is committed to enhancing the comprehensive development of “every” child. In his NFL debut, Newton became the first rookie quarterback in NFL history to throw for 400 yards in his NFL regular-season opener, breaking Peyton Manning's rookie record.[7]

College career

University of Florida

Newton, far left, with Dan Mullen, John Brantley, Tim Tebow and Bryan Waggener during his freshman season at UF.

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 star quarterback and 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.[8] In 2008, during his sophomore season, Newton played in the season opener against Hawaii but suffered an ankle injury and decided to take a medical redshirt season.[9]

On November 21, 2008, Newton was arrested for the theft of a 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.[10] 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."[11] 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."[12] Newton announced his intention to transfer from Florida three days before the Gators' national championship win over Oklahoma.[8]

Blinn College

In January 2009, Newton transferred to Blinn College in Brenham, Texas to play for head coach Brad Franchione, son of Dennis Franchione. That fall he led his team to the 2009 NJCAA National Football Championship,[13] throwing for 2,833 yards with 22 touchdowns and rushing for 655 yards.[14] He was named a Juco All-America honorable mention and was the most recruited juco quarterback in the country.[14] Newton was ranked as the number one quarterback from either high school or junior college by Rivals.com and was the only five-star recruit.[15][16][17] During Newton's recruitment, Oklahoma, Mississippi State and Auburn were his three finalists. He eventually signed with the Tigers.[18]

Auburn University

Newton started the first game of Auburn's 2010 season, a home win over Arkansas State on September 4, 2010. Newton accounted for 5 total offensive touchdowns and over 350 yards of total offense. He was named SEC Offensive Player of the Week following his performance.[19] Three weeks later Newton had a second break-out game with 5 total touchdowns and over 330 total offensive yards against the South Carolina Gamecocks. "That's a great SEC win against a really, really good football team. I can't be more proud of our guys," Auburn coach Gene Chizik said. "I thought we had a good pace going on," Newton said.[20]

On October 2, 2010, Newton led Auburn to a 52–3 victory over Louisiana-Monroe. He completed three touchdown passes, one of which went for 94 yards. It was the longest touchdown pass and offensive play in Auburn football history. On October 9, 2010, Newton led Auburn to a 37–34 victory over Kentucky. He passed for 210 yards and rushed for 198 yards including 4 rushing touchdowns. On October 16, 2010, during the Arkansas game, Newton ran for three touchdowns and threw one touchdown pass.[21] Following these performances, media reports began to list Newton among the top 5 candidates to watch for the Heisman Trophy.[22][23]

Newton (top) warming up prior to the 2010 Iron Bowl.

On October 23, 2010, Newton led Auburn to a 24–17 victory over the LSU Tigers. He rushed for 217 yards in the game, giving him 1,077 yards for the season, and set the SEC record for yards rushing in a season by a quarterback—a record previously held by Auburn quarterback, Jimmy Sidle, that stood for over 40 years. After this game, Newton became just the second quarterback to rush for over 1,000 yards in the conference's history. He also broke Pat Sullivan's school record for most touchdowns in a single season—a record that has stood since 1971—with 27. Both of these records were broken on the same play: a 49-yard touchdown run in which Newton escaped two tackles, corrected himself with his arm, eluded two additional tackles, and dragged a defender into the endzone for the touchdown. The play was described as Newton's "Heisman moment".[24][25][26] Auburn received its first No. 1 overall BCS ranking, and Newton was listed as the overall favorite for the Heisman.[27]

By halftime of the game against Georgia, Newton became the first SEC player to ever throw for 2,000 yards and rush for 1,000 yards in a single season.[28] With the victory, Auburn improved to 11–0 and clinched the SEC West, allowing them to play in the SEC Championship game. Newton led Auburn to a 28–27 victory over Alabama in the Iron Bowl after being down 24–0. The 24-point come-from-behind victory was the largest in the program's 117 year history. He passed for 216 yards with three passing touchdowns and ran for another.

Newton led the Tigers back from a 24-point deficit to defeat rival Alabama.

On December 4, 2010 Newton led the Tigers to an SEC Championship, their first since 2004, by defeating South Carolina 56–17, setting an SEC Championship Game record for most points scored and largest margin of victory. Newton was named the game MVP after scoring a career-best six touchdowns (four passing and two rushing). With his performance, Newton also became the third player in NCAA FBS history to throw and run for 20-plus touchdowns in a single season (along with former Florida teammate Tim Tebow and Colin Kaepernick, who reached the milestone earlier the same day).[29] Newton was named the 2010 SEC Offensive Player of the Year as well as the 2010 AP Player of the Year. He was also one of four finalists for the 2010 Heisman Trophy, which he won in a landslide victory.[30][31] He is the third Auburn player to win the Heisman Trophy.

Following the victory in the SEC Championship, Auburn was invited to participate in the school's first BCS National Championship Game. The game took place on January 10, 2011 in Glendale, Arizona, with Auburn playing against the Oregon Ducks.[32] In a game that Steve Spurrier predicted to score as high as 60–55,[33] Auburn beat Oregon just 22-19 to win the BCS National Championship. Newton threw for 262 yards, 2 touchdowns, and one interception. He also rushed 22 times for 65 yards, though he lost a fumble that later allowed Oregon to tie the game with limited time remaining. Once Auburn received the ball, Newton drove the Tigers down the field to win the game on Wes Byrum's last-second field goal. Media outlets wrote that Newton was upstaged by teammate Michael Dyer (the game's Offensive MVP) and Auburn's defense, which held the high-powered Oregon ground game to just 75 yards[34] On January 13, three days after winning the BCS National Championship, Newton declared for the 2011 NFL Draft, forgoing his senior season.[35]

2010 Heisman Trophy Finalist Voting[36]
Finalist First place votes
(3 pts. each) 		Second place votes
(2 pts. each) 		Third place votes
(1 pt. each) 		Total points
Cam Newton 729 24 28 2,263
Andrew Luck 78 309 227 1,079
LaMichael James 22 313 224 916

Eligibility controversy

Newton receiving a snap in 2010 against the LSU Tigers

Newton spent much of the second half of the 2010 football season embroiled in a controversy regarding allegations that his father, Cecil Newton, had sought substantial sums of money in return for his son playing for a major college football team, in violation of National Collegiate Athletic Association rules.[37] In early November 2010, several Mississippi State University athletic boosters reported to the media that, during their recruitment of his son out of Blinn College nearly a year earlier, Cecil Newton said that it would take "more than just a scholarship" to secure his son's services. This demand was communicated by booster and former Mississippi State football player Kenny Rogers to fellow boosters and former teammates Bill Bell and John Bond. Rogers said in a Dallas radio interview that Cecil Newton said it would take "anywhere between $100,000 and $180,000" to get his son to transfer to Mississippi State.[38] Auburn maintained throughout the investigation, which had begun several months before the public was made aware of it,[39] that they were not involved in any pay-for-play scheme and that Cam Newton was fully eligible to play.

On November 30, Auburn declared Cam Newton ineligible after the NCAA found evidence that Cecil Newton solicited Mississippi State $120,000 to $180,000 in exchange for Cam Newton's athletic service, a violation of amateurism.[39] Auburn immediately filed to have him reinstated on the basis that Kenny Rogers could not be considered an agent and that Cam Newton was not aware of his father’s illegal activity.[39] The NCAA eventually sided with Auburn and reinstated Newton the next day on December 1, declaring him eligible for the 2010 SEC Championship Game three days later, stating that there was not sufficient evidence that Cam Newton or anyone from Auburn had any knowledge of Cecil Newton's actions.[40] Auburn subsequently limited the access Cecil Newton had to the program as result of NCAA findings. Also, due to increased pressure by the media and the NCAA investigation, Cecil Newton announced he would not attend the Heisman Trophy Ceremony.[41] The NCAA reinstatement did not clear Cecil Newton of any wrongdoing; it did, however, establish Cam Newton's eligibility as a candidate for the Heisman Trophy, which he won in a landslide victory with 2,263 points and 729 first-place votes.[42]

In October 2011, the NCAA officially closed its 13-month investigation into the recruitment of Cam Newton, unable to substantiate any allegation or speculation of illicit recruiting by Auburn,[43][44] and concluded that Cecil Newton only solicited a cash payment from Mississippi State and no other institution attempting to recruit his son.[39] The investigation, which consisted of over 50 interviews and the reviewing of numerous bank records, IRS documents, telephone records, and e-mail messages, resulted in no findings that would indicate Auburn participated in any pay-for-play scenario in signing Cam Newton.[45][46] The NCAA said that the allegations failed to "meet a burden of proof, which is a higher standard than rampant public speculation online and in the media" and that the allegations were not "based on credible and persuasive information".[44][46] The NCAA's Stacey Osburn said "We've done all we can do. We've done all the interviews. We've looked into everything and there's nothing there. Unless something new comes to light that's credible and we need to look at, it's concluded."[47]

College honors and awards

College stats

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

Professional career

2011 NFL Draft

In late January 2011, Newton began working out with George Whitfield Jr. in San Diego.[48] 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.[49] 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.[50]

Before the draft, Panthers owner Jerry Richardson asked Newton to have a clean-cut appearance after Newton told Richardson he had no tattoos or piercings and was thinking about growing his hair longer.[51] 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.[52] Despite this, Newton agreed to Richardson's dress code policies as a condition of being drafted first overall.

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press Wonderlic
6 ft 4.7 in
(1.95 m) 		245 lb
(111 kg) 		33+3⁄4 in
(0.86 m) 		9+7⁄8 in
(0.25 m)		 4.60 s 1.58 s 2.60 s 4.18 s 6.92 s 35 in
(0.89 m)		 10 ft 6 in
(3.20 m)		 NA reps 21
All values from 2011 NFL Scouting Combine.[53]

Carolina Panthers (2011–present)

2011 season: Rookie season

Newton (red jersey) during Panthers training camp in 2011

On July 29, 2011, Newton signed a four-year deal worth over $22 million that is fully guaranteed.[54] A month later on September 1, 2011, he was named the Panthers' starting quarterback, ahead of Jimmy Clausen and Derek Anderson. In his NFL debut game on September 11, 2011, Newton was 24–37 passing for 422 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, in a 28–21 road loss to the Arizona Cardinals. With a quarterback rating of 110.4, he also rushed for a touchdown, and became the first rookie to throw for 400+ yards in his first career game. His 422 passing yards broke Peyton Manning's rookie record for most passing yards on opening day.[55] Cameron Newton's quarterbacks coach is Mike Shula, former Head football coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide. He currently wears jersey number 1.[56]

Newton hands the ball off on his first professional career play.
Newton coming out of the tunnel in 2011.

In his second career game, a 30–23 home loss to the defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers, Newton broke his own record, set the weekend previously, with 432 yards passing, throwing and rushing for a touchdown.[57] Newton's 854 passing yards through the first two games of the season, the most in league history by a rookie,[58] broke the NFL record of 827 set by Kurt Warner in the 2000 season and stood as the most by any quarterback in the first two weeks of the season until New England's Tom Brady broke the mark again later in the day with 940.[58] He also became the only player to begin his career with consecutive 400-yard passing games[59] and broke the Carolina Panthers franchise record of 547 yards previously held by Steve Beuerlein.[60] After Newton's second career game, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers commented "I think someone said in the locker room that I'm kind of glad we played him early in the season because when he figures it out fully, he's going to be even tougher to stop."[60] Newton's three additional interceptions against the Packers tied him for the most interceptions thrown in the league. His total passing yards over the first three games was 1,012 yards.

The Panthers recorded their first victory of the season against the Jacksonville Jaguars 16–10. Newton threw for 158 yards and 1 touchdown. The Panthers played the Atlanta Falcons, losing 31–17 while passing for 237 yards with no passing touchdowns. Newton increased his team's record to 2-5 with a week 7 win over the Washington Redskins 33-20. He threw for 256 yards and 1 touchdown, completing 18 of his 23 passes. He also rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown, including one run for 25 yards. This performance brought Cam a passer rating of 127.5, his highest yet. With Carolina's win over the Indianapolis Colts, Newton became the fourth rookie quarterback to pass for over 3,000 yards in his first season, joining Peyton Manning, Matt Ryan, and Sam Bradford. Newton set the NFL rushing touchdown record for quarterbacks on December 4, 2011, rushing for his 13th touchdown of the season in the fourth quarter against Tampa Bay. It was his third of the game which resulted in a 38-19 win. In that game, he also caught a 27-yard pass from WR Legedu Naanee, making him a triple threat.[61] On December 24, 2011 in a 48-16 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Newton threw for 171 yards and 3 TDs and also rushed for 65 yards and a score. In the process, he broke Peyton Manning's record of 3,739 yards passing for a rookie. On January 1, 2012 against the New Orleans Saints, Newton threw for 158 yards and becoming the first rookie QB to throw for 4,000 yards. He finished his rookie season with 4,051 yards. Over the course of the season, when Newton had a turnover, the team was 0-10; when he had no turnovers, the team went 6-0.

Newton calling a play.

On January 22, 2012 Newton was named to be heading to the Pro Bowl after the New York Giants beat the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship game. Because Eli Manning was one of the three QBs for the NFC to be selected, and with Newton being picked as the NFC alternate later in December, Newton was able to play in the Pro Bowl with Manning headed to the Super Bowl. He finished the Pro Bowl with 186 yards along with 2 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. Newton was named both AP Offensive Rookie of the Year and Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year on February 4, 2012. 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 was also the first Panther to win the Offensive award, but the second Panthers rookie of the year, following Julius Peppers, the AP Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2002. Cam received his Offensive Rookie of the Year, and Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year awards on the inaugural NFL Honors award show, with 47 of the 50 possible 50 AP votes (the other 3 going to Andy Dalton). He also landed the number 5 and 2 play of the year with his 49-yard TD run against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5), and his TD fumblerooski to Richie Brockel vs. the Houston Texans.

2012 season

Cam Newton's sophomore season got off to a bumpy start at the Buccaneers when the Panthers lost 16-10 in spite of Newton going 23/33 for 303 yards and a touchdown, but with 2 costly interceptions. A week later, Newton would get his first career victory over the Saints in a 35-27 home win, going 14/20 for 253 yards and a touchdown and rushing for 71 yards and an aditional touchdown. 4 days later, the Panthers began week 3 in a home game against the Giants. Newton struggled in the 36-7 loss as he went 16/30 for 242 yards for 3 interceptions, despite rushing for the Panthers' only touchdown of the game. A week later, the Panthers traveled to Atlanta to take on the Falcons. Cam Newton would lead the Panthers to a 28-27 lead late in the 4th quarter, however, after a costly fumble turned what would have been a game sealing first down into a 4th and short, the Panthers conservatively chose to punt, and the Falcons subsequently drove into field goal range from their own 1 yard line to cap the 30-28 victory. The Panthers returned home for a week 5 duel against the Seattle Seahawks, where Cam went 12/29 for 141 yards in the 16-12 loss. Returning from their bye, the Panthers stayed home to take on the Cowboys, where Cam went 21/37 for 233 yards with a touchdown and an interception in the 19-14 loss. A week later, Newton was 20/39 for 314 yards with 2 interceptions in a 23-22 road loss to the Bears. Cam lead his team to a 21-13 victory over the RG3-led Redskins a week later in the final regular season loss for Washington in what what would be known as "Redskins Rule" year. Newton would go 13/23 for 201 yards with a touchdown while rushing for 37 yards and a touchdown. The Carolina offense struggled against the Broncos a week later, with Cam passing for 21/36 for 241 yards with 2 touchdowns, but two costly interceptions a career-high 7 times against Cam ultimately led to a lopsided Panthers loss. The Panthers' struggles continued when another late-game lead was blown in what would eventually be a 27-21 home loss in overtime against the Buccaneers. Later, in Cam's first career Monday Night Football game, the Panthers performed well against a collapsing Eagles team without their quarterback, Michael Vick. While Vick's backup Nick Foles struggled, Newton had a stellar night, going 18/28 for 306 yards and 2 passing touchdowns with an additional 52 yards and 2 touchdowns rushing in the 30-22 win. After losing to a Chiefs team playing inspired football following the Jovan Belcher tragedy, the Panthers returned home for Round 2 of 2012's I-85 rivalry. Newton and the Panthers upset a 1-loss Falcons team, where Cam threw 23/25 for 287 yards and 2 touchdowns while rushing for a career-high 116 yards and a career long 72 rushing touchdown as the young QB completed his 4th straight game without a turnover. The Panthers eventually finished their season without a loss, and although this team-rally failed to impact the Panthers' playoff hopes, many believe this ultimately saved the job of their head coach, Ron Rivera, for at least another season. Though this season could be seen by some as a "Sophomore Slump," it should be noted that although Cam's season was not as "spectacular" as his rookie season, he did improve in many statistical categories, improved on his efficiency, and cut back on his turnovers. Cam's noticeable decline in rushing touchdowns is due partially to the Panthers signing Mike Tolbert before the season began. Tolbert, a versatile fullback, was able to punch in the goal line touchdowns that Cam excelled with his rookie season. Though this offensive decision was a tragedy to many fantasy owners, the intent was to reduce the contact put on Cam by defenders who could anticipate Cam rushing the ball in obvious red zone situations.

NFL career statistics

Regular season   Passing   Rushing
Season Team GP GS Comp Att Pct Yds TD INT Rate Att Yds Avg Lng TD
2011 Carolina Panthers 16 16 310 517 60.0 4,051 21 17 84.5 126 706 5.6 49T 14
2012 Carolina Panthers 16 16 280 485 57.7 3,869 19 12 86.2 127 741 5.8 72T 8
Regular season totals 32 32 590 1,002 58,9 7,920 40 29 85.3 253 1,447 5.7 72 22

NFL accomplishments and records

NFL records

Rookie records

  • 2nd most passing yards by a rookie in a game (432), September 18, 2011 vs. Green Bay Packers[62]
  • 2nd most passing yards by a rookie in a season (4,051), 2011
  • 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[62]
  • First rookie in NFL history to throw for 10 touchdowns and run for 10 touchdowns in a season.
  • First rookie quarterback to throw for 4,000 yards in a season.
  • Third most pass TDs (21) in a rookie season.
  • Most total touchdowns by a rookie NFL player: 35 (21 pass, 14 rush).
  • 2nd Most rushing yards by a rookie quarterback: 706 (Record beat by Robert Griffin III)
  • Along with Andy Dalton, the two make the first pair of rookie QB's to make the Pro Bowl.
  • Most total yards by a rookie quarterback: 4,784

Records

  • 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[63]
  • 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[62]
  • 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[64]
  • 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+ pass TDs and 10+ rush TDs in a season, Joining Kordell Stewart ('97).
  • First player in NFL history with 4,000+ pass yards and 10+ rush TDs in a season.
  • First player in NFL history with 4,000+ pass yards and 500+ rush 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.
  • 25th NFL player to have 20 rushing TD's in first two seasons (First QB Ever to do it)
  • 1st QB in NFL history with at least 500 yards rushing in first two seasons.
  • 1st player in NFL History to have over 250 passing yards and over 100 rushing yards with a passing TD and rushing TD in a game. (vs Falcons 12-9-2012, 287yards 2TD's, 116yds rushing 1TD)
  • 1st player to have 30 passing TD's and 20 rushing TD's in first two seasons
  • Most passing yards in first two years (7,920)

Carolina Panthers franchise records

  • Rookie quarterback records: completions (310), yards (4,051), passing touchdowns (21), completion percentage (60%), passer rating (84.5).
  • Franchise rushing record with an average of 5.60 yards per carry - 2011.
  • Longest offensive scoring play (91) to Brandon LaFell, December 24, 2011 vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
  • Second rookie to make Pro Bowl, Steve Smith in 2001 is the other.
  • First Panther to win AP Offensive Rookie of the Year.
  • Most passing attempts without an interception (176).

Previous Records

  • NFL record for most passing yards by a Rookie in a game at 432 in 2011. (Broken by Andrew Luck in 2012 at 433)
  • NFL record for most passing yards by a Rookie in a season at 4051 in 2011. (Broken by Andrew Luck in 2012)
  • NFL record for most rushing yards by a Rookie in a season at 706 in 2011. (Broken by Robert Griffin III in 2012)

NFL accomplishments

See also

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Further reading

  • LAYDEN, TIM. "The Real Thing." Sports Illustrated Kids 23.10 (2011): 50. (Article on Cam Newton's first 3 games in the NFL)

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