CHARLOTTE – Cam Newton doesn't want to hear your theories about how Thursday's game to kick off the NFL season represents a chance at revenge, a chance to right a wrong from the Panthers' perspective and somehow erase a portion of the pain from their Super Bowl setback in February.
He can't afford to live in the past with a visit to the reigning champion Denver Broncos fast approaching. He can't do anything about the past.
Instead, there's no better time than the present.
"I'm so focused on the lead-up to our game on Thursday.