CHARLOTTE — Cam Newton did nothing Thursday night to keep from being named the Carolina Panthers’ starting quarterback. The Panthers, though, didn’t provide many reasons to counter predictions that they’ll win five or fewer games. Carolina ended the preseason with a 33-17 loss to Pittsburgh at Bank of America Stadium. The Panthers, who went 1-3 in the preseason, open the regular season Sept. 11 at Arizona. Newton will be the starting quarterback, coach Ron Rivera said after the game.
“It speaks for itself what Cam has done,” Rivera said. “We’re looking forward to him being our starter. We’ve got to realize that we as a football team have to continue to grow. It’s not just about him, but it’s about the rest of us growing within our system. I want to make this clear, we didn’t draft Cam to be the savior. We drafted him to help build this football team.”
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