Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton has struggled this year and although he doesn't want to admit it, it's clear his shoulder injury has bothered him more than he has led on. He hasn't aired the ball out as much this year and on a couple of hail marys at the end of a couple of games he has been pulled for Taylor Heinicke.
After the Panthers loss against the New Orleans Saints on Monday night that all but eliminated them from playoff contention, Newton said his shoulder is bothering him, and it's frustrating because he doesn't know what exactly is wrong with it.
“For people who [have] labrum, rotator cuff, just shoulder soreness . . . I wish I could say what the injury is because I don’t really know what it is either,” Newton told reporters (per Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk). “No matter how much you push, no matter how much you ice, the anti‐ inflammatory you take. Trust me, I’ve done it. Acupuncture, massages. There’s not a night that goes by without me getting some type of work done on my arm. You just don’t have the strength.
“From the range of motion, you work on the range of motion then come game time and you never know how the game can play out. Of course you try to stay under 25-30 throws, but if you surpass that or you get hit on it or you have to run or you get tackled and fall on your shoulder, certain things happen.”
There is no question that the Panthers number one goal this offseason needs to be figuring out what exactly is wrong with Newton's shoulder. They need him to be fully healthy and ready to go next year, as the Panthers try to chase a Super Bowl.
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