CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – Before signing off on the decision to draft Cam Newton No. 1 overall, Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson invited the former Auburn quarterback to his home. Richardson then read Newton a letter from a fan who questioned whether Newton “wants to be great.”
A day after the Panthers decided he has that drive to be a franchise quarterback, Newton stood at a podium on Friday in a crisp gray suit and blue tie and vowed to push himself every day.
After winning the Heisman Trophy and leading Auburn to a national title in his only season of major college football, Newton will now have to learn a completely different offense and style of play.
While Newton says it won’t be like “instant grits,” he’s confident he’ll make the Panthers’ draft gamble worth it.
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