Cam Newton

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

Cam Newton
	Newton with the Carolina Panthers in 2021
No. 1
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	May 11, 1989; 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);
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:
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 (born May 11, 1989) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons. 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 and the first to throw for 400 yards in his NFL debut, he also set the single-season record for quarterback rushing touchdowns. 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).

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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