SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Cam Newton made his first pass as quarterback of the Carolina Panthers recently when he gave up trying to buy jersey No. 2 from Jimmy Clausen and settled on No. 1. How fitting. The Panthers are in desperate need of a public relations makeover after a disastrous 2010, and Newton, the No. 1 overall draft pick in April, is going to be the new image of this franchise. He will be their No. 1, sooner or later.
But the Panthers, whose fiscal austerity last year in advance of the looming lockout was blamed in part for a league-worst 2-14 record, are not putting the franchise entirely on Newton’s back. The Newton era begins with a new coach — Ron Rivera, the former San Diego Chargers defensive coordinator, replaces John Fox — and a jaw-dropping spending spree.
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