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Newton will decide when Newton Returns...

micnificent28

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https://popculture.com/sports/2019/10/16/carolina-panthers-ron-rivera-cam-newton-injury-update-bye-week/

 

Not sure if this has been posted. But from what I gather it sounds like and I quote" Cam has done everything we have asked of him and we dont want to put pressure on him". He speaks on why he hadn't been at Games and why he didnt make all the trips because that's what the team asked of him. But if you read into what was said it sounds like the ball is in Cams court. You can return when your ready but just make sure your 100% ready...

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Just now, GoPanthers123 said:

Unfortunately it may turn out like that.  He looked defeated out there physically and mentally, and he fills the void of football with everything else to numb the pain.

If that is actually the case, who could blame him?  The refs have allowed opposing defensive players to launch into Cam head first with impunity year after year.  Afterwards telling Cam he is too young to get the same calls other QBs routinely get for much lesser infractions.

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10 minutes ago, Daddy_Uncle said:

lol at the people that think this

Exactly... this is the first injury that has kept him out of an appreciable amount of games.

Somehow that has been lost in all of this.  The media wants to portray that he has missed as many games as Luck did, which is absurd.

The foot injury is, at this point, nothing more than a freak thing that happened.  I'm sure Cam has been frustrated that it happened after he worked so hard after his shoulder injury, but these things happen.

Drew Brees is going to miss just as many if not more games than Cam at 40+ years old, and people aren't calling him injury-prone b/c of a freak thing with Aaron Donald ripping his thumb loose from his hand.

Injuries simply happen in football.  It doesn't mean Cam's body is breaking down.  That is just feeding a stupid, media-driven narrative.

Cam is just 30 years old and in phenomenal shape.  He is still very much his prime as a QB.

And even if he has lost half a step, when healthy, he is still very much a running threat.

And his shoulder certainly looked 100% during training camp and the first 2 games.  If his foot is right and he can push off, he should be fine and effective.

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6 minutes ago, Seltzer said:

Exactly... this is the first injury that has kept him out of an appreciable amount of games.

Somehow that has been lost in all of this.  The media wants to portray that he has missed as many games as Luck did, which is absurd.

The foot injury is, at this point, nothing more than a freak thing that happened.  I'm sure Cam has been frustrated that it happened after he worked so hard after his shoulder injury, but these things happen.

Drew Brees is going to miss just as many if not more games than Cam at 40+ years old, and people aren't calling him injury-prone b/c of a freak thing with Aaron Donald ripping his thumb loose from his hand.

Injuries simply happen in football.  It doesn't mean Cam's body is breaking down.  That is just feeding a stupid, media-driven narrative.

Cam is just 30 years old and in phenomenal shape.  He is still very much his prime as a QB.

And even if he has lost half a step, when healthy, he is still very much a running threat.

And his shoulder certainly looked 100% during training camp and the first 2 games.  If his foot is right and he can push off, he should be fine and effective.

This say so much what I have been trying to portray.. people act like Newton just became frail this year and its over...  I could never picture him quitting football if his body allows him to play.

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