The Seattle Times · Jan 15, 2016
Breakthrough season quiets Panthers quarterback Cam Newton’s detractors
Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (1) passes the ball during the first half against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Charlotte, N.C. Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016. (Mike McCarn/The Associated Press)The Panthers finished the regular season 15-1 behind Newton’s 45 total touchdowns. The quarterback remains a lightning rod, but the barbs have felt less vitriolic once the wins began piling up.
Growing up in Los Angeles in the dead period between Rams eras, Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman developed an unorthodox rooting interest: Warren Moon’s Houston Oilers.
