For other people named Cam Newton, see Cam Newton (disambiguation).
American football player
Cam Newton
Newton with the Carolina Panthers in 2021
Personal information
Born:
(1989-05-11) May 11, 1989 (age 34) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:
245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school:
Westlake (Atlanta, Georgia)
College:
Florida (2007–2008)
Blinn (2009)
Auburn (2010)
Position:
Quarterback
NFL draft:
2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1
Career history
Carolina Panthers (2011–2019)
New England Patriots (2020)
Carolina Panthers (2021)
Career highlights and awards
NFL Most Valuable Player (2015)
NFL Offensive Player of the Year (2015)
NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year (2011)
First-team All-Pro (2015)
3× Pro Bowl (2011, 2013, 2015)
PFWA All-Rookie Team (2011)
Bert Bell Award (2015)
2× BCS national champion (2008, 2010)
NJCAA national champion (2009)
Heisman Trophy (2010)
Maxwell Award (2010)
Walter Camp Award (2010)
Manning Award (2010)
Davey O'Brien Award (2010)
AP College Football Player of the Year (2010)
SN College Player of the Year (2010)
Consensus All-American (2010)
SEC Offensive Player of the Year (2010)
First-team All-SEC (2010)
NFL record
Most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback: 75
Career NFL statistics
Passing attempts:
4,474
Passing completions:
2,682
Completion percentage:
59.9%
TD–INT:
194–123
Passing yards:
32,382
Passer rating:
85.2
Rushing yards:
5,628
Rushing touchdowns:
75
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
Cameron Jerrell Newton[1] (born May 11, 1989)[2] is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He is the NFL leader in career quarterback rushing touchdowns and second in career quarterback rushing yards. Following a stint with the Florida Gators, Newton played college football for the Auburn Tigers, where he won the Heisman Trophy and 2011 BCS National Championship Game as a junior. He was selected first overall by the Carolina Panthers in the 2011 NFL draft.
Newton made an impact in his first season when he set the rookie records for passing and rushing yards by a quarterback, earning him Offensive Rookie of the Year. The league's first rookie quarterback to throw for 4,000 yards in a season[3] and the first to throw for 400 yards in his NFL debut,[4] he also set the single-season record for quarterback rushing touchdowns.[5] Between 2013 and 2017, Newton led the Panthers to four playoff appearances and three division titles. His most successful season came in 2015 when he was named the NFL Most Valuable Player (MVP) and helped Carolina obtain a franchise-best 15–1 record en route to an appearance in Super Bowl 50. He is one of four African-American quarterbacks to win NFL MVP and was the first to receive it outright (Steve McNair shared the award with Peyton Manning in 2003).[6]
Following his MVP campaign, Newton struggled with injuries and the Panthers reached the playoffs only once over the next four years. Released ahead of his 10th season, he played for the New England Patriots in 2020. Newton was released by the Patriots the following year and returned to the Panthers midway through the 2021 season, but was not re-signed afterwards.
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^"NFL Rookie Season Passing Yards (as of 2011 NFL season)". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on July 30, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
^"Ron Rivera praises Cam Newton". ESPN.com. Associated Press. September 12, 2011. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
^"Rushing Touchdowns by an NFL Quarterback in a season". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on July 30, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
^Rhoden, William C. (February 2, 2019). "MVP Patrick Mahomes is now part of the legendary black quarterback fraternity". Andscape. Archived from the original on December 11, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
20, 2019. "CamNewton". The CamNewton Foundation. Archived from the original on February 12, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2014. "CamNewton Foundation:...
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college football at Tennessee State. He is the son of Cecil Newton Sr. and older brother of CamNewton. He was also a member of the Hartford Colonials, New Orleans...
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in the 2011 NFL Draft, with which the team selected Auburn quarterback CamNewton, the 2010 Heisman Trophy winner. They improved on their 2–14 record from...
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joining CamNewton. Stroud also tied the record for most games with at least 350 passing yards by a rookie, with three. He shares the record with Newton and...
first downs (316 or 24.3 per game). Quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner CamNewton led the conference in rushing, pass efficiency, total offense, and scoring...
produced Heisman winners, with Pat Sullivan in 1971, Bo Jackson in 1985, and CamNewton in 2010. For most of its history, most winners of the Heisman have been...
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Footnotes Bieler, Des (January 20, 2016). "Pro Football Writers name CamNewton their NFL MVP". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on August...
rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, first 50 starts: 28 (shared with CamNewton) Most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in a single season: 15 (shared...
30 players taken in the first round and four overall number one picks: CamNewton in 2011, Aundray Bruce in 1988, Bo Jackson in 1986, and Tucker Frederickson...
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contention for a fourth consecutive season. Ahead of Week 10, quarterback CamNewton returned to the franchise after a one-year absence following an injury...
regular season, finishing with a league-best 15–1 record; quarterback CamNewton received MVP and Offensive Player of the Year honors. However, the team...
least three touchdown passes and no interceptions in five straight games. CamNewton became the first player in NFL history to rush for at least 100 yards...
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