Biography

Played in 15 games for Carolina in 2016, starting 14 of the contests and missing one due to a concussion...Compiled 3,509 passing yards, 19 touchdowns and 14 interceptions while completing 270-of-510 passes for a 75.8 passer rating...Rushed for 359 yards and five touchdowns. Surpassed Jake Delhomme for the most passing yards in team history after throwing for 322 yards vs. New Orleans (10/10/16). Named AP NFL Most Valuable Player and AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year in 2015 after he completed 296-of-495 passes for 3,837 yards and a career-high 35 touchdowns with 10 interceptions to produce a careerhigh 99.4 quarterback rating...Became first player in NFL history with at least 30 passing touchdowns and 10 rushing touchdowns in a single season...Became first player in NFL history to produce five seasons with at least 3,000 passing yards and 500 rushing yards...Helped Carolina set team records with an NFL-leading 500 points and 59 touchdowns and gain a team-record 357 first downs.

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Cam Newton attended Westlake High School in Atlanta, Ga. He went on to attend Auburn where he majored in sociology. He finished his career at Auburn after playing one season at Blinn (Texas) Junior College and spending two years at Florida. He directed two different schools to national championships, helping Auburn capture the 2010 BCS National Championship and Blinn Junior College claim the 2009 NJCAA National Championship. Newton was redshirted by Florida in 2008 after seeing action in the season opener. He played in five games for Florida as a freshman in 2007. As a junior in 2010, he won the Heisman Trophy and Davey O'Brien Award and was named Associated Press first-team All-American and SEC Offensive Player of the Year. He was also named SEC Championship Game Offensive MVP, throwing for a career-high 335 yards and accounting for six touchdowns. Newton was selected by Carolina in the first round (first overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft (4/28/11). He is currently the Panthers' all-time leader in passing yards, passing touchdowns, pass attempts, pass completions, 300-yard passing games (16) and wins by a quarterback. Newton is the only active player to lead an NFL franchise in both career touchdown passes and rushing touchdowns. Newton is the first player in NFL history to have at least 25,000 passing yards and 4,000 rushing yards in first seven seasons. In 2015, he became the first player in NFL history with at least 30 passing touchdowns (35) and 10 rushing touchdowns (10) in a single season. Newton established a single-season NFL record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback with 14 in 2011. Also, in 2011, he became the first player in NFL history to pass for 4,000 yards and rush for at least 500 yards in a single season. Cam Newton has accumulated numerous awards throughout his career. Some noteworthy awards are AP NFL MVP (2015), AP Offensive Player of the Year (2015), AP First-Team All-Pro (2015), 3x Pro Bowl (2015, 2013, 2011), Sporting News Offensive Player of the Year (2015), PFWA Offensive Player of the Year (2015), NFL 101 NFC Offensive Player of the Year (2011) and Sporting News Rookie of the Year (2011)."

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Cam Newton is an American football quarterback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida and Auburn. He 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 be awarded the Heisman Trophy, win a national championship, and become the first overall pick in an NFL draft within a one-year span. He was the 2011 NFL Rookie of the Year, is a three-time Pro Bowler, and was named the NFL MVP in 2015. In his rookie year, Newton broke all-time NFL rookie records for passing and rushing yards. He became the first NFL 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 went on to become the first rookie quarterback to throw for 4,000 yards in a season. 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.

Cameron Newton capped off the 2015 season by capturing MVP honors and leading the Panthers to a 15-1 record and a trip to Super Bowl 50. Newton, along with Steve McNair and Patrick Mahomes, is one of only three African-American quarterbacks to win AP NFL MVP.

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