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Questioning why there are questions about Cam Newton

Cam Newton for roughly $1 million guaranteed plus incentives cleanly fitting under the cap, uh yeah -- count me in.

My favorite stupid question of the last few days is tied between these two gems:

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  1. Why now?
  2. Why didn’t this happen back in April so he could get familiar with the system?

Let’s see. Let me get out my abacus…

How about this for an answer? Once upon a time and not so long ago, Newton was a $20 million+ annual salaried quarterback, former All-Pro, former MVP, three-time Pro-Bowler who was seeking a potential deal closer to his typical earnings.