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Panthers, Hornets give Charlotte sports fans a weekend to remember

It was a big weekend for Charlotte sports. The Hornets beat the Warriors at the Spectrum Center. But a lot of eyes were locked on Arizona, where Cam Newton returned to the field as Carolina’s quarterback for a 34-10 Panthers victory over the Cardinals.

Panthers fans were absolutely ecstatic when Newton ran for a touchdown almost immediately after taking to the field, then pulled his helmet off and shouted “I’m back” in a moment that’s since gone viral.

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 14, 2021

“I think that was just months and months of frustration of not being on a team, feeling that there weren’t 32 quarterbacks better than him in the NFL, which there weren’t, and it all came out in one big emotional outburst, ” The Charlotte Observer’s Langston Wertz Jr.