CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton admittedly “let my foot off the gas" last season when New Orleans linebacker Michael Mauti blindsided him with a helmet-to-helmet blow while he attempted to score.
Newton said he deserved it.
He vowed it wouldn't happen again.
“Playing this game, you have to finish," Newton said at the time. “That's what Coach harps on each and every day, and I didn't do that right there."
Well, it happened again.
Newton unnecessarily let off the gas as he attempted to run in a two-point conversion around the left side with 11:47 remaining in Sunday’s 48-33 loss to Atlanta.