A Look at Pre Patriot Cam Newton

(Foxboro, MA, 10/01/17) Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton tries to avoid being sacked by New England Patriots defensive tackle Adam Butler during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, October 1, 2017. Staff Photo by Matt Stone
Former Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, left, scrambles away from Patriots outside linebacker Dont'a Hightower in the first half of a preseason football game, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
FILE – In this Sept. 8, 2019, file photo, Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (1) stretches prior to an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams in Charlotte, N.C. Even with the status of the upcoming season uncertain because of the coronavirus pandemic, teams continue to tinker with their rosters by adding players they hope will help them win — whenever, or if, they actually play. Newton is 31 and five years removed from his AP NFL MVP season, but he has been posting workout videos on Instagram to show he’s now healthy. Where he eventually ends up — likely as a backup, at least at first — remains one of the most intriguing storylines of the offseason. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn, File)
FOXBORO, MA. - AUGUST 22: Cam Newton #1 of the Carolina Panthers hands off to Christian McCaffrey #22 during the first quarter of the NFL pre-season game against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on August 22, 2019 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (Staff Photo By Matt Stone/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald)
DOWN TIME: Deatrich Wise puts a big hit on Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, forcing a fumble, during the first half of last night’s preseason game in Charlotte, N.C.
Carolina Panthers' Cam Newton (1) scrambles away from Miami Dolphins' Cameron Wake (91) and Davon Godchaux (56) in the first half of a preseason NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, Aug. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn)
Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (1) reaches over the pile for a first down in the first half of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans, Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018. (AP Photo/Bill Feig)
Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (1) celebrates a 1-yard touchdown run by running back Jonathan Stewart against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the first quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan Ebenhack)
‘SORRY’: Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, shown speaking at Gillette Stadium last week, apologized for a remark he made to a female reporter.
New England Patriots defensive end Lawrence Guy pressures Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton in the fourth quarter at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, October 1, 2017.
OUT OF REACH: Deatrich Wise can’t quite bring down Cam Newton during the Patriots’ 33-30 loss to the Panthers yesterday.
Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton celebrates taking the lead with a touchdown pass in the third quarter, riling the crowd at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, October 1, 2017. Staff Photo by Matt West