Cam Newton Really Is Superman
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By DERON SNYDER
Peyton Manning didn’t do it. Neither did Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Dan Marino, Joe Montana or any other NFL quarterback. Cam Newton has more passing yards than any rookie in NFL history, breaking the record that Manning set in 1998.
And Newton started from behind. Imagine what he might have done if the Carolina Panthers’ offseason team workouts weren’t wiped out by the NFL lockout.
Standing 6-foot-5, weighing 250 pounds and possessing a canon for an arm, Newton is unlike any quarterback we’ve ever seen. He’s mobile in the pocket and shifty in the open field, fast enough to outrun some defenders and strong enough to run over others. He’s on the verge of becoming the NFL’s first quarterback with 4,000 yards passing and 700 yards rushing.
Sports Illustrated’s Peter King wrote that “Cam Newton is on his way to the best rookie season ever. By any player.” A post on Pro Football Talk, under the headline “Cam Newton Is Indestructible,” said he’s arguably already a top-10 NFL quarterback.
