Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton signed a $103 million contract extension this week, but last month, he reached a different milestone.
Newton told People Magazine that he graduated from Auburn University with a degree in Sociology last month, fulfilling a promise he made to his mother.
“Everyone else has always been worried about the football side of things, but not my mother,” Newton said. “My education was my mother’s top priority. I’ve been blessed to have a family that supports me. It’s a Biblical quote: iron sharpens iron.