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The Carolina Panthers released 2011 top overall pick Cam Newton on March 24, but the decision to part ways with the 30-year-old quarterback did not come easily.
"This was probably one of the most difficult [decisions]," Panthers general manager Marty Hurney told reporters on a Monday conference call. "I drafted Cam."
Hurney offered more context (h/t the Charlotte Observer's Alaina Getzenberg):
"We put a lot of time, thought, communication into every decision we make. As soon as we make those decisions, we act on them.