CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Carolina Panthers had conversations in December about sitting quarterback Cam Newton, just as they did about middle linebacker Luke Kuechly, but opted against it, general manager Dave Gettleman said Friday.
The Panthers decided to let the 2015 NFL MVP play with no chance of making the playoffs, whereas Kuechly sat the final three games after being cleared from the concussion protocol.
"Cam's a football player,'' general manager Dave Gettleman said on Friday. "He wanted to play, and the medical people thought it was fine, and he did.