The Panthers have a new quarterback in Teddy Bridgewater, but their former quarterback is the talk of the NFL. Cam Newton signed a one-year deal with the Patriots on Sunday.
At least one of Newton’s former teammates seems genuinely happy to see Newton get a shot to replace Tom Brady.
Panthers linebacker Shaq Thompson declared Wednesday that Newton “still has it.”
“Man, I was happy for Cam,” Thompson told Colleen Wolfe of NFL Media. “I hated that it took so long for him to get signed.