{"id":10428,"date":"2014-12-10T12:11:38","date_gmt":"2014-12-10T17:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=10428"},"modified":"2014-12-10T12:54:32","modified_gmt":"2014-12-10T17:54:32","slug":"nfl-carolina-panthers-quarterback-cam-newton-remains-hospitalized-but-is-still-expected-to-be-released-on-wednesday-following-an-automobile-crash-that-left-him-with-fractures-in-his-lower-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=10428","title":{"rendered":"NFL CAROLINA Panthers quarterback Cam Newton remains hospitalized but is still expected to be released on Wednesday following an automobile crash that left him with fractures in his lower back."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ap-story-p\"><strong>Carolina general manager Dave Gettleman confirmed in a telephone interview from Texas that Newton had not been released Wednesday morning. The quarterback was injured Tuesday afternoon when his truck crashed and overturned in a two-car accident.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\"><strong>Carolina general manager Dave Gettleman confirmed in a telephone interview from Texas that Newton had not been released Wednesday morning. The quarterback was injured Tuesday afternoon when his truck crashed and overturned in a two-car accident.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\"><strong>MORE ABOUT CAM NEWTON:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cameron Jerrell &#8220;Cam&#8221; Newton \u00a0(born May 11, 1989<sup><span style=\"font-size: small;\">) <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0is an <a title=\"American football\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_football\">American football<\/a> <a title=\"Quarterback\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Quarterback\">quarterback<\/a> for the <a title=\"Carolina Panthers\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carolina_Panthers\">Carolina Panthers<\/a> of the <a title=\"National Football League\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Football_League\">National Football League<\/a> (NFL). He played <a title=\"College football\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/College_football\">college football<\/a> for the <a title=\"Auburn Tigers football\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Auburn_Tigers_football\">Auburn Tigers<\/a> in Alabama and was drafted as the <a title=\"List of first overall National Football League draft picks\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_first_overall_National_Football_League_draft_picks\">first overall pick<\/a> by the Panthers in the <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"2011 NFL Draft\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2011_NFL_Draft\">2011 NFL Draft<\/a>. He is the only player in the modern era to be awarded the <a title=\"Heisman Trophy\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Heisman_Trophy\">Heisman Trophy<\/a>, win a national championship, and become the first overall pick in the NFL draft all in the same one-year span.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>In his rookie year, Newton broke numerous rookie and all-time NFL records for passing and running the ball. He became the first rookie quarterback to throw for <a title=\"List of NFL quarterbacks who have passed for 400 or more yards in a game\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_NFL_quarterbacks_who_have_passed_for_400_or_more_yards_in_a_game\">400 yards in his first game<\/a>, shattering <a title=\"Peyton Manning\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peyton_Manning\">Peyton Manning<\/a>&#8216;s first-game record by 120 yards. He also broke <a title=\"Otto Graham\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Otto_Graham\">Otto Graham<\/a>&#8216;s 61-year-old record for passing yards by any quarterback in an NFL debut.<sup id=\"cite_ref-4\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cam_Newton#cite_note-4\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">[4]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Newton would go on to become the first rookie quarterback to throw for 4,000 yards in a season,<sup id=\"cite_ref-5\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cam_Newton#cite_note-5\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">[5]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> as well as the first rookie QB to rush for 700 yards.<sup id=\"cite_ref-6\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cam_Newton#cite_note-6\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">[6]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> He also ran for 14 touchdowns, more in a single season than any quarterback in NFL history, breaking <a title=\"Steve Grogan\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Steve_Grogan\">Steve Grogan<\/a>&#8216;s 35-year-old record.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>THE MYBOYSAY SPORTS NATION OF NFL ENTHUSIASTS, AND THE ENTIRE MBS SPORTS BLOG TEAM WISHES CAM NEWTON A\u00a0 HEALTHY, SPEEDY , AND SUCCESSFUL RECOVERY FROM THIS UNFORTUNATE AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carolina general manager Dave Gettleman confirmed in a telephone interview from Texas that Newton had not been released Wednesday morning. The quarterback was injured Tuesday afternoon when his truck crashed and overturned in a two-car accident. 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