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Decisions not to run, nor throw deep, are on Cam Newton's shoulders

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- It was a hot, muggy afternoon in May and Cam Newton was in the middle of his annual celebrity kickball tournament at Bank of America Stadium when the Carolina Panthers quarterback was asked how his game was going to change as he approached his 30th birthday.

He didn’t hesitate.

“I’m not changing," said Newton, who was recovering from January shoulder surgery. “I think I’m too old to change."

Fast-forward to Sunday’s regular-season opener at the same site, where the Panthers lost 30-27 to the Los Angeles Rams.