{"id":124770,"date":"2021-11-15T10:45:56","date_gmt":"2021-11-15T15:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=124770"},"modified":"2021-11-15T07:14:44","modified_gmt":"2021-11-15T12:14:44","slug":"nfl-rumors-cam-newton-russell-wilson-dan-campbell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021\/11\/15\/nfl-rumors-cam-newton-russell-wilson-dan-campbell\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Rumors: Cam Newton Back, Russell Wilson Finger, Dan Campbell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cam Newton is back and, according to the latest NFL rumors, he\u2019s thrilled to once again be on the football field but isn\u2019t looking to be the center of attention. In other news, Russell Wilson didn\u2019t blame his thumb for his poor showing against the Packers, while Dan Campbell is reportedly taking over play-calling duties.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[pickup_prop id=&#8221;15282&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>NFL Rumors: Cam Newton, Russell Wilson, Dan Campbell<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h4><strong>Cam Newton \u201cProud\u201d of PJ Walker, Says \u201cIt\u2019s Not About Me\u201d<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton had the best return possible in his 2021 debut. Playing sparingly behind PJ Walker, Newton finished the day with two touchdowns, one on the ground and one through the air. After the first, the quarterback triumphantly took off his helmet and screamed \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/profootballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2021\/11\/14\/cam-newton-on-emotional-td-reaction-i-was-eating-a-bowl-of-cereal-last-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m back<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d. However, after the game, Newton <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.panthers.com\/news\/cam-newton-it-s-not-about-me\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">switched the focus<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the rest of the team in their dominant performance over the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/cardinals\/\" target=\"_self\">Arizona Cardinals<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cam Newton scores and lets everyone know: \u201cI\u2019m baaaaack.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pKA4inxIVq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/pKA4inxIVq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MySportsUpdate\/status\/1459993000533278721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 14, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI know a lot of people in the media&#8230;want to make it about me. It\u2019s not about me&#8230;This was an impeccable team win\u201d. Newton even went out of his way to complement PJ Walker, saying that he was \u201cproud\u201d of the XFL legend for his strong performance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Walker had a solid game, completing 22 of his 29 passes for 167 yards, no touchdowns, and one interception while adding another six yards on the ground. While he didn\u2019t light up the stat sheet, he didn\u2019t need to, as this game was never all that competitive. Newton will be the starter moving forward, but Walker has likely done enough to remain an NFL backup for the next few years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Russell Wilson \u201cFelt Fine\u201d In Return to Lineup<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson had perhaps the worst game of his career last Sunday. Making his return from a finger injury, the quarterback completed just 20 of his 40 passing attempts for 161 yards, no touchdowns, and two interceptions. Seattle couldn\u2019t put a single point on the board, the first time such a thing has happened with Wilson at quarterback.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It would be easy to blame Wilson\u2019s finger for the sloppy performance, but the quarterback isn\u2019t taking that excuse. Speaking to reporters after the game, the one-time Super Bowl champion said that \u201c[t]he finger felt fine\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wilson said most of the offensive struggles stemmed from his two endzone interceptions. However, watching the film shows that the quarterback was inaccurate throughout the contest and missed plenty of easy tosses and downfield strikes. Seeing as Wilson beat his projected return timeline, it\u2019s safe to assume that his finger wasn\u2019t 100% and he was still knocking off some rust. Wilson will improve with time, but at 3-6, it might be too little, too late for Seattle.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Russell Wilson intercepted in the endzone <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoPackGo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#GoPackGo<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/10YjCzLXR8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/10YjCzLXR8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sportskeeda Pro Football (@SKProFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SKProFootball\/status\/1460026538116599810?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 14, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Dan Campbell Taking Over Play-calling Duties<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In case you hadn\u2019t noticed, things aren\u2019t going that well for the Detroit Lions. At 0-8-1, the Lions are on a collision course with the first-overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. The offense can\u2019t move the ball, the defense can\u2019t stop anyone, and head coach Dan Campbell is doing his best to improve the team down the stretch.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During Week 10\u2019s tie to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/steelers\/\" target=\"_self\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a>, Campbell took over play-calling duties from offensive coordinator Anthony Lynn. While the change obviously happened for a reason, Campbell tried to downplay the change, saying that he \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/lions\/2021\/11\/14\/detroit-lions-dan-campbell-takes-over-offensive-play-calling-duties-anthony-lynn\/8619589002\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wanted to be able to talk<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to [quarterback Jared Goff] in game.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This change appears to have brought out the best in Detroit\u2019s running game, as the Lions recorded a season-high 229 rushing yards. However, it didn\u2019t change the fate of the passing game, as Goff completed just 14 of his 25 passes for a paltry 114 yards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"3LqJeu0yQlhXCtAsnqgGGA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1353325494\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'3LqJeu0yQlhXCtAsnqgGGA',sig:'pTVu_T-nKdHTltqu9TBFCwKQPSQkYF37b8zoj98HHLM=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1353325494',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NFL Rumors: Cam Newton excited to be back on the football field, Russell Wilson doesn&#8217;t blame his finger, Dan Campbell calling plays.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2376,"featured_media":124771,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[30,24,32],"tags":[367,7464,7467,7661,237,7282],"class_list":["post-124770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-panthers","category-lions","category-seahawks","tag-cam-newton","tag-dan-campbell","tag-detroit-lions-news","tag-panthers-featured","tag-russell-wilson","tag-seattle-seahawks-news"],"modified_by":"David Latham, Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124770","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2376"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124770"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124770\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/124771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124770"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}