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Cam Newton, Charles Johnson, Damiere Byrd to have Surgery

The Carolina Panthers released on their website today that three players are going to undergo offseason surgery for various issues. The names on that list are Damiere Byrd, Charles Johnson the elder (DE), and... Cam Newton. Here are bits from head trainer Ryan Vermillion regarding Cam:

“We developed a plan for Cam to take a period of rest, a period of rehabilitation and treatment, and then start a gradual throwing program the first part of March,” Vermillion said. “Cam started his program, and the early parts of his rehab had been going well.