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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton is not able to curtail his working, even when it provides him a black eye prefer it did on the seventh play of Friday night time's preseason victory over the New England Patriots.
Newton landed on his helmet so onerous after going up and over a defender on the finish of a third-and-9 scramble that his helmet slid down over his left eye and left him with a shiner.
He additionally was evaluated for a concussion however returned 4 performs later after being cleared.
"It wasn't no swelling by that time on the field,'' Newton said. "I simply saved telling them, 'My eye hurts, my eye hurts.' It was as if somebody poked me in the eye. The helmet simply got here down. It did not really feel good.''
Newton stated the final time he had a black eye was in center college.
"You should have seen the other person, what they had,'' he said with a smile. "I am simply teasing.''
But the 2015 NFL MVP wasn't teasing when he stated the eye nonetheless damage nearly three hours later.
"I feel it growing, too,'' he said. "It's just like the stress of my eye. I am the unincorporated assigned coach for swag on the Carolina Panthers. I am nonetheless trying to discover individuals to ship these invoices to, as a result of I really feel I am accountable for lots of people upping their swag, which leads into higher recreation play.
"That's a distinct story. I am not used to seeing myself really feel like this. It's attending to me. What to do? I am simply going to search out a whole lot of ice on this off day and soak in it.''
Coach Ron Rivera would favor his quarterback not go airborne, significantly in a preseason recreation, however he is aware of that is a part of Newton's DNA.
"I at all times fear about him,'' Rivera stated of Newton, who has rushed for extra yards (four,320) than any quarterback in the NFL since 2011. "That's him. He performs to win.
"I would a lot slightly he did not [take chances]. But once more, he will give his all.''
Newton stated a whole lot of issues went by means of his thoughts as he approached the defender.
"Most importantly I was thinking to myself, 'It's preseason. It's preseason. What do I do?''' he said. "And I am like, 'I wish to get a primary down, however I wish to carry this aircraft down as smoooooothly as attainable.' I am considering all that, my man went low and I attempted to keep away from the hit and simply helicoptered out of there ... or no matter, and the helmet got here down on my eye.
"So I am not feeling the most effective proper now.''
Asked to explain the touchdown, Newton smiled once more and stated, "It may have been higher. It may have been higher. There was a whole lot of malfunctions occurring from the cockpit. Buttons had been getting caught. Oh my goodness. It was unhealthy. It was actual unhealthy.''
Newton has spent the preseason adapting to new offensive coordinator Norv Turner's scheme based mostly on extra high-percentage passes. Turner's objective is to get his quarterback, who has a 58.5 profession completion proportion, into the 65 to 70 p.c vary.
Newton accomplished 11 of 17 passes for 142 yards in opposition to New England and completed his preseason 26-of-38 (68.four p.c) passing for 315 yards and one landing. He will not be anticipated to play in subsequent week's preseason finale at Pittsburgh, and the way in which he felt after Friday's recreation he would not wish to.
Turner needs to see Newton get the ball into the palms of his playmakers extra as a substitute of taking possibilities on designed runs, though he will not take designed quarterback runs out of the offense.
Newton additionally will not hesitate to scramble for each yard he can get if it helps the staff win.
"I only know how to play this game one way,'' Newton said. "Quite a lot of occasions it turns into my curse. In extra methods it is my present.''
