Do you agree with this ranking for Carolina Panthers legend Cam Newton?
Bleacher Report has ranked former Carolina Panthers star Cam Newton as the 43rd-best QB in NFL history.
Newton finished his NFL career with 32,382 passing yards, 194 passing touchdowns, 123 interceptions, 5,628 rushing yards and 75 rushing touchdowns with the Panthers and New England Patriots. He is second in NFL history in rushing touchdowns by a QB.
Newton spent the first nine years of his NFL career with the Panthers. He made three Pro Bowls and one All-Pro and won the 2015 MVP Award.
However, Carolina parted ways with Newton after the 2019 season due to injuries. Newton played for the Patriots in 2020 and was a shell of himself, throwing eight touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
Newton appeared in eight games with the Panthers in 2021 after getting cut by the Patriots. He went 0-5 and threw four touchdowns and five interceptions. That was his last season in the NFL.
The Panthers made Super Bowl 50 behind Newton but lost to Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos, 24-10. Newton infamously didn't five on a fumble during that game.
"After a few spotty postseason appearances in their early franchise beginnings, the Carolina Panthers became a perennial contender with Cam Newton under center," Bleacher Report wrote. "He guided the club to the playoffs in four of five seasons from 2013 to 2017, which included a run to Super Bowl 50. In his 2015 MVP campaign, Newton accounted for 45 of the Panthers' 59 touchdowns, throwing for 35 and rushing for 10.
"Although he didn't make another All-Pro or Pro Bowl team after that season, he continued to carry the majority of Carolina's scoring load, throwing and rushing for at least 24 touchdowns combined every year from 2016 to 2018. Newton's style of play wore down his body by the age of 30, but he had a standout 2020 season as a rusher with the New England Patriots. He tied the franchise single-season record for most rushing touchdowns (12) by a quarterback and claimed the team's single-season record for most rushing yards by a quarterback (592).
"Among signal-callers, Newton is third all-time in rushing yards (5,628) and second all-time in rushing touchdowns (75). He holds the Panthers' franchise records in career passing yards (29,725) and touchdowns (186). Before Josh Allen, Newton was the NFL's dual-threat Superman signal-caller."
Along with winning the MVP Award with the Panthers, Newton also won the 2011 Offensive Rookie of the Year Award. The Auburn product led the NFL in touchdown percentage during his MVP year in 2015.
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