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Found January 06, 2012 on Panthers Locker:
PLAYERS: Cam Newton
TEAMS: Carolina Panthers

22-year old QB Cam Newton proved all of his naysayers wrong in his rookie year for the Panthers.  True, they were only 6-10 (37.5%) on the season….but it wasn’t Cam Newton and the offense’s fault.  Newton played in 16 games (all starts) for the Panthers in 2011 and he completed 310 of 517 passes (60%) for 4,051 yards with 21 TD passes and 17 INTs (84.5 QB Rating).  He also carried the ball 126 times for 706 yards (5.6 ypc) with 14 TD run and he caught 1 pass for 27 yards.  Newton set all-time records in passing yards for a rookie (4,051) and TD runs by a QB (14).  The sky is the limit for Newton and they will start making it back to the playoffs when the defense starts to improve.
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