Free agent quarterback Cam Newton hasn’t signed with a team yet, but it’s not for lack of offers. He’s choosing not to sign anywhere yet so he can make a fully informed decision about his future.
“I have teams that are interested in signing me,” Newton told ESPN’s Adam Schefter in a text. “I am waiting on the best fit as it pertains to winning a championship and getting a fair chance to play.”
Newton gave no hints about which teams were interested in him, but one of them is likely the Carolina Panthers, the team that drafted Newton No. 1 overall back in 2011. He spent nine seasons playing for the Panthers — a stint that included an MVP award and a trip to the Super Bowl — before they released him.
Following a season with the New England Patriots, Newton returned to the Panthers partway through the 2021 season after starting quarterback Sam Darnold got injured. Newton’s homecoming didn’t go all that well, as the Panthers lost all five games he started, but he made such a positive…