ATLANTA -- Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton is having surgery this week to repair a Lisfranc injury that ultimately shut him down after Week 2.
This has nothing to do with Sunday’s 40-20 loss to the Atlanta Falcons.
It has everything to do with the future of the organization. Whomever owner David Tepper hires to replace Ron Rivera as the next head coach will need a top quarterback to have a chance for immediate success.
Evidence is mounting that Kyle Allen is not that quarterback. Another bad day against a bad Atlanta defense is a big reason for that.