Cam Newton Won’t Travel To London

Panthers QB Cam Newton won’t travel with the team to London ahead of Carolina’s Week 7 game against the Buccaneers, per David Newton.

Panthers QB Kyle Allen will make his fourth start in relief of Newton. There had been some speculation Newton could return as soon as this week, but he remains on track to come back in Week 8 after the bye.

Newton has been dealing with what he called a mild Lisfranc injury. When he first suffered the injury in Week 3 of the preseason, the team initially called a midfoot sprain, though the two terms are somewhat synonymous.

After two games, the team made the decision to rest Newton until he was fully healthy. Newton did not need surgery for the injury and the expected timeline to recover is between four and eight weeks. 

Newton, 30, is a former first-round pick of the Panthers back in 2011. He is entering the fifth year of his six-year, $118.47 million contract that includes $60 million guaranteed and stands to make base salaries of $16.2 million and $18.6 million over the final two years of the agreement.

In 2019, Newton has appeared in two games for the Panthers, completing 50 out of 89 passes for 572 yards, no touchdowns and one interception. He has also rushed five times for -2 yards.

We’ll have more regarding Newton as the news is available.