{"id":65209,"date":"2019-05-09T14:37:11","date_gmt":"2019-05-09T18:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=65209"},"modified":"2019-05-09T14:37:11","modified_gmt":"2019-05-09T18:37:11","slug":"starting-job-not-in-jeopardy-for-cam-newton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2019\/05\/09\/starting-job-not-in-jeopardy-for-cam-newton\/","title":{"rendered":"Starting Job Not in Jeopardy for Cam Newton"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cam Newton<\/a> <\/strong>will start for the Carolina Panthers<\/a> in 2019. His\u00a0job has been called into question recently, as some believe there will be a quarterback competition in Charlotte this summer. That is simply not the case. The only competition for the former NFL MVP is against himself and his health, not an unproven rookie.<\/p>\n

Some fans seem eager to move on to a new era of Panther football, but Newton is here to stay for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Cam Newton<\/a> is the Starter in Carolina<\/h2>\n
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When the Panthers selected quarterback Will Grier\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>in the third round of the draft<\/a>, fans reacted unexpectedly. Calls for Newton\u2019s head (metaphorically representing his job, of course) came from all corners of the fandom, raising questions at the national level as to who will start in Charlotte next season.<\/p>\n

Spend more than a few seconds on any Panthers-related fan page and these takes will be too easy to find.<\/p>\n

But why?\u00a0Newton has consistently been a franchise-level quarterback in the greatest league in the world. At his best, he\u2019s an MVP candidate. At his worst, he\u2019s still above average.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Let\u2019s get ahead of this “argument” before going any further. The idea of Grier being an immediate starter over Newton is asinine. He is a solid, raw prospect who could prove to be a high-quality backup in Charlotte, but a healthy Newton is the undisputed starter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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