Cam Newton
American football player
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| 2024 | Fathered a daughter with actress and comedian Jasmin Brown. |
| December 14 2024 | Newton attended the Heisman Trophy ceremony for the first time since his 2010 win, bringing his two sons and supporting finalist Travis Hunter, who played in his C1N 7-on-7 football league. |
| 2021 | In his first game back with the Panthers, Newton scored two touchdowns in the first quarter (a two-yard run and a two-yard pass to Robby Anderson) in a 34-10 win against the Arizona Cardinals. |
| 2021 | In a game against the Atlanta Falcons, Newton was a starter who split playing time with P.J. Walker, scoring a rushing touchdown and finishing with 47 rushing yards. |
| 2021 | Benched in the fourth quarter of a game against the Miami Dolphins after completing only 5 of 21 passes for 92 yards, with two interceptions and a 5.8 passer rating. |
| 2021 | Newton was named starter in a subsequent game, scoring two passing touchdowns and a rushing touchdown in a 27-21 loss to the Washington Football Team. |
| November 11 2021 | Cam Newton signed a one-year deal worth up to $10 million to return to the Carolina Panthers, with $4.5 million fully guaranteed and a $1.5 million roster bonus. |
| August 31 2021 | Newton was released from the Patriots during final roster cuts after competing with rookie Mac Jones in training camp. |
| August 21 2021 | Newton traveled to an appointment outside the New England area and was required to stay away from the team facility for five days, missing four days of practice, despite multiple negative COVID-19 tests. |
| March 12 2021 | The Patriots re-signed Newton to a one-year deal worth up to $13.6 million. |
| January 3 2021 | Set the New England Patriots franchise record for longest quarterback run with a 49-yard rush against the New York Jets |
| 2020 | Tied the Patriots franchise record for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in a season with 12 touchdowns, matching Steve Grogan's record |
| 2020 | Broke Patriots franchise records for most rushing yards by a quarterback in a season with 592 yards |
| October 14 2020 | Newton was activated from the COVID-19 list and returned to the team. |
| October 3 2020 | Newton tested positive for COVID-19 and was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list, which postponed the team's Week 4 matchup against the Chiefs by one day. |
| September 3 2020 | Newton was named starting quarterback and team captain of the Patriots, beating out veteran Brian Hoyer and second-year Jarrett Stidham. |
| July 8 2020 | Cam Newton signed a one-year deal with the New England Patriots, becoming Tom Brady's successor with a base salary of $1.05 million and potential maximum value of $7.5 million. |
| March 24 2020 | After failing to find a trade partner, the Panthers officially released Newton. |
| March 17 2020 | The Panthers gave Newton permission to seek a trade. |
| 2019 | Newton was voted the most underrated quarterback in the league by 85 defensive players from 25 teams in a poll by The Athletic. |
| 2019 | Fathered a son with an Instagram model, which occurred months before his fourth child with Kia Proctor and led to their eventual split. |
| 2019 | Newton returned from injury in Week 1 against the Los Angeles Rams, passing for 239 yards and one interception in a 30-27 loss. |
| November 5 2019 | The Panthers placed Newton on injured reserve due to a slow-healing Lisfranc fracture. |
| May 2019 | Newton opened Fellaship, his cigar bar and restaurant located near Mercedes-Benz Stadium in downtown Atlanta. |
| January 24 2019 | Newton underwent right shoulder surgery to address a nagging injury from the previous season. |
| 2018 | Ranked 25th by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players list. |
| 2018 | Newton earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week after leading a comeback against the Philadelphia Eagles, completing 16 of 22 passes for 201 yards and two touchdowns in the fourth quarter. |
| 2018 | Cam Newton led the Panthers to a 16-8 victory over the Dallas Cowboys in Week 1, passing for 335 yards, three touchdowns, and an interception. |
| 2017 | In the Wild Card Round against the New Orleans Saints, Newton completed 24 of 40 passes for 349 yards and two touchdowns, but the Panthers lost 31-26. |
| 2017 | Finished the regular season with 3,302 passing yards, 22 touchdowns, 16 interceptions, a career-high 754 rushing yards, and six rushing touchdowns, leading the Panthers to the playoffs as the #5-seed. |
| 2017 | Newton participated in one playoff game for the Carolina Panthers, completing 24 of 40 passes for 349 yards with 2 touchdowns and no interceptions. |
| 2017 | Newton threw for 254 yards and rushed for 95 yards with four total touchdowns against the Miami Dolphins in Week 10, earning NFC Offensive Player of the Week. |
| October 4 2017 | During a press conference, Newton made controversial remarks about female sportswriter Jourdan Rodrigue, saying 'It's funny to hear a female talk about routes', which was viewed as sexist and led to Dannon dropping him as a sponsor. |
| March 30 2017 | Newton underwent surgery to repair a partially torn rotator cuff on his throwing shoulder. |
| 2016 | Won the Best NFL Player ESPY Award, recognizing his outstanding performance in professional football. |
| 2016 | In the opening game against the Denver Broncos, Newton broke two of Steve Young's NFL records: most career rushing touchdowns by a quarterback (44) and most games with a passing and rushing touchdown (32). This also tied Otto Graham's all-time professional quarterback rushing touchdown record. |
| December 4 2016 | In a game against the Seattle Seahawks, Newton was benched for the first offensive series due to a dress code violation, marking his first professional game (excluding his 2011 preseason debut) where he started as a backup. |
| October 2 2016 | During a Week 4 game against the Atlanta Falcons, Newton suffered a concussion on a two-point conversion run and missed the remainder of that game and the subsequent game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. |
| February 7 2016 | Played in Super Bowl 50, where the Panthers lost to the Denver Broncos 24-10, with Newton experiencing a challenging game including multiple fumbles and sacks. |
| February 6 2016 | Named NFL MVP, becoming the second African-American quarterback to receive the honor after Steve McNair. |
| January 24 2016 | In the NFC Championship game against the Arizona Cardinals, set playoff game records with 335 passing yards and 11.96 yards per pass attempt. |
| 2015 | Graduated from Auburn University with a degree in sociology. |
| 2015 | Named NFL Most Valuable Player (MVP) and leads Panthers to a franchise-best 15-1 record, becoming the first Black quarterback to outright win NFL MVP. |
| 2015 | In a standout postseason year, Newton played 3 playoff games, completing 53 of 91 passes for 761 yards. He threw 3 touchdowns, 2 interceptions, and notably added 2 rushing touchdowns during the postseason. |
| December 20 2015 | Became the first quarterback in NFL history to rush for 100+ yards and pass for 300+ yards with 5 touchdowns in a single game. |
| December 13 2015 | Achieved a game passer rating of 153.3 against the Atlanta Falcons. |
| December 6 2015 | Completed 15 consecutive passes against the New Orleans Saints, setting a franchise record. |
| November 2015 | Became the only quarterback in NFL history with 100+ passing touchdowns and 25+ rushing touchdowns in his first five seasons, throwing a career-high five touchdown passes against the Washington Redskins. |
| November 2015 | Led the Panthers to their first 8-0 start in franchise history, throwing for 297 yards, three touchdowns, and one interception against the Green Bay Packers. |
| November 2015 | Became the first quarterback in NFL history to earn a comeback victory with his team trailing in overtime, during a win against the Indianapolis Colts. |
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