Cam Newton, the NFL’s new MVP, has finally put together his all-world talents for his finest season yet.
In 2015, he became the first NFL QB ever to record at least 30 passing touchdowns and 10 rushing touchdowns. He also improved his accuracy, throwing for a career low 10 interceptions and his size, speed, and power running the ball, coupled with his throwing strength has made him the type of quarterback you would want to create on Madden. So much so, legendary coach Steve Spurrier, who coached against Newton when he was the QB at Auburn and Spurrier the coach at South Carolina, believes Newton is now the prototype QB today.
From Gridiron Now:
“Cam Newton, Spurrier noted, refers to himself as Superman. “And when he takes that leap into the end zone he looks like Superman,” Spurrier said.
He raved about Newton, who also has a Heisman and a national championship ring.
“Fantastic athlete. He’s the quarterback of the future,” Spurrier said of Newton. “Every team in America would like to have somebody who is big and strong and can run like him. It really puts a lot of pressure on the defenses. So he’s the prototype quarterback now.”
One comment Spurrier made that was quite interesting, though, was he told Newton if he couldn’t make it as a QB, he would be a great tight-end.
“Recalling the day about decade ago when Newton and his dad came to one of his football camps, Spurrier said he was immediately impressed with Cam’s size (at the time, 6 feet 5 and 230 pounds) and agility.
“And I was smart enough to say, ‘If you can’t make it at quarterback, you could be a heck of a tight end.’ ”
We wonder was that motivation for Newton at the time? Just looking at his track record and the adversity he’s been through, we definitely wouldn’t be surprised.
