In his first public comments since being sidelined, Carolina Panthers quarterbac...
In his first public comments since being sidelined, Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton confirmed he has a Lisfranc injury that he says he kept secret from his own team.
In a YouTube video blog published Friday, the Panthers’ longtime starting quarterback revealed he has a mild Lisfranc sprain on his left foot, an injury he says he suffered in the team’s third preseason game against the New England Patriots last month. “I was hiding an injury where I could have easily said, ‘You know what, Coach, I don’t think I’m ready. Maybe I need to kind of consider sitting this one out for the betterment [of the team],’” Newton said, adding that he told some on the coaching staff that he was fine even after they asked if was healthy.
Newton, already coming off an offseason shoulder surgery on his throwing arm, did not look like himself as the Panthers dropped their first two games against the Rams and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Newton said he finally told Rivera after he couldn’t push off his foot to attempt a potential game-winning touchdown on 4th-and-1 at the Tampa 2-yard line in the waning seconds — with Carolina instead direct-snapping to Christian McCaffrey.
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