"He understood our thinking behind this," Rivera said. In talking with Marty and the owner, obviously we felt our best opportunity to win a football game was to have a healthy Taylor to start this week.'' Rivera added: "We had the opportunity to visit with the doctors, the trainers and Cam himself. "Crazy enough things can happen and we'll see from there." ![]() "He'll be on the 53-man all the way through," Rivera said. Panthers coach Ron Rivera left open the possibility that Newton could play in the season finale at New Orleans if the playoffs are a possibility. Backup Taylor Heinicke will start and will be backed up by Kyle Allen. Panthers general manager Marty Hurney confirmed Wednesday that Newton will be inactive for Sunday's game against the Falcons. Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton will not play Sunday against Atlanta and is expected to be shut down for the final two games as he continues to deal with a sore throwing shoulder, a league source confirmed to ESPN. ![]() You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserĬam Newton to sit out Panthers' final two games due to shoulder injuryĬHARLOTTE, N.C.
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