When Cam Newton left the field with an ankle injury in a 2019 preseason game, it’s hard to imagine Carolina Panthers fans foresaw it being his last time in their team’s uniform. But six months later, that is the reality that they will have to come to terms with. In Newton’s place, former first-round pick Teddy Bridgewater will look to pick up the pieces for a team that finished the season 5-11 and parted ways with their long-time head coach in the offseason.
Bridgewater moves over from New Orleans, where he started five games in 2019 in place of Drew Brees, earning himself a well-deserved 3-year $63 million contract.