As quarterback Cam Newton begins his offseason recovery process for what the Carolina Panthers are calling “shoulder soreness,” they say they are going to “exhaust every avenue” to find a way to get him healthy.
Will that include researching how other teams responded to injuries like Newton’s?
Every injury is unique to the player who suffers it, of course, and the Panthers haven’t talked in specifics about Newton’s. Team trainer Ryan Vermillion has declined multiple interview requests through a team spokesman.
But there is a recent example of another quarterback suffering a shoulder injury that turned out to be a lot more nuanced and frustrating than anyone could have guessed — much like Newton’s seems to be.