Carolina Panthers: Making a case for Cam Newton to stay in Carolina

CHARLOTTE, NC - SEPTEMBER 09: Cam Newton #1 of the Carolina Panthers celebrates with fans after their win against the Dallas Cowboys at Bank of America Stadium on September 9, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Panthers won 16-8. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC - SEPTEMBER 09: Cam Newton #1 of the Carolina Panthers celebrates with fans after their win against the Dallas Cowboys at Bank of America Stadium on September 9, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Panthers won 16-8. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /
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CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – NOVEMBER 03: Detail photo of Carolina Panthers helmets during their game against the Tennessee Titans at Bank of America Stadium on November 03, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – NOVEMBER 03: Detail photo of Carolina Panthers helmets during their game against the Tennessee Titans at Bank of America Stadium on November 03, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /

We make the case for the Panthers to keep Cam Newton.

If you’re reading this then you’ve already heard the news. Carolina’s longest-tenured premier football player will not be able to finish the regular season. Speculation for his exit from the Panthers has already begun and it’ll be a topic of debate well into next August. However, he is still a Panther and until the team officially indicates otherwise, he will remain a Panther.

Given Cam’s importance to the team we can expect the final decision to be one of mutual agreement, and unless the Panthers happen to win Super Bowl LIV with Kyle Allen at the helm there is not a whole lot that can change that. Cameron Jerrell Newton is a franchise quarterback and he has been the leader of the Carolina Panthers for almost a decade. It makes more sense for them to keep him around than to release him when considering…