Much attention was given to the hits that Denver Broncos defenders were leveling on Carolina Panthers’ star Cam Newton after the NFL’s opening game.
Denver linebacker Brandon Marshall objects the idea that his team is dirty.
“We’re not dirty,” Marshall said, pe
Ray Rice, unlike Greg Hardy, is still not playing for an NFL team after his high-profile arrest for domestic violence. And if Rice doesn’t get a second chance, the former running back said that instead, he’d like to work for the league to help raise awareness of the issue.
Asked by ESPN’s “SportsCenter” on Sunday to compare his case to that of Hardy, a defensive end who was given a second chance by the Dallas Cowboys after he was arrested on domestic violence charges while he was a member of
Carolina Panthers’ Cam Newton celebrates as he crosses the goal line for a touchdown past New Orleans Saints’ Stephone Anthony (Mike McCarn)
Cam Newton has the Carolina Panthers off to a perfect start.
In one of the most complete efforts of his five-year career, Newton completed 20 of 31 passes for 315 yards with a pair of touchdowns to tight end Greg Olsen and also ran for a score as the Panthers defeated the New Orleans Saints 27-22 on Sunday.
The Panthers are 3-0 for the first time since
The New Orleans Saints should see Cam Newton for several more seasons with the Carolina Panthers. The Charlotte Observer and USA Today are among many outlets to report Newton will be paid at least $20 million per year over a five-year extension that will run through 2020.
The contract will put Newton in the company of the Saints’ Drew Brees as a quarterback with a $20 million average annual salary. Other quarterbacks with $20 million per year deals are the Packers’ Aaron Rodgers, Steelers’
