Cameron "Cam" Jerrell Newton (born May 11, 1989 in College Park, Georgia) is the starting quarterback for the Auburn Tigers. In 2006, as a senior, Newton threw for 1,400 yards and ran for another 1,000 yards. On September 7, 2006, Newton verbally committed to University of Florida, and on National Signing Day 2007, Newton signed his letter of intent. Newton was an early enrollee, and arrived on campus just before the beginning of the team's spring practice.
In 2007, as a freshman, Newton earned the spot over fellow freshman quarterback John Brantley as the back-up for star quarterback and eventual Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow. In 2008, during his sophomore season, Newton played in the season opener against Hawaii, but then suffered an ankle injury and decided to take a medical redshi
rt season.
On, November 21, 2008, Newton was arrested on felony charges of burglary, larceny and obstruction of justice after allegedly purchasing a stolen laptop from a student at the University of Florida.
In January 2009, Newton transferred to Blinn College in Texas where he threw the ball to standout wide receiver Bola Omisanya. That fall he led his team to the 2009 NJCAA National Football Championship. His head coach at Blinn College was Brad Franchione, son of Dennis Franchione. For the 2010 recruiting season, Newton was ranked the number one QB from either high school or junior college by Rivals.com, and he was their only 5-star QB recruit.
Why is Cam Newton famous?
He is the starting quarterback for the Auburn Tigers.
Why do we like Cam Newton?
Everybody like football and he is very good at it.
Life in Brief:
- Being born on May 19, Cam is a Taurus. - he is 6'1'' (185 cm) tall. - his weight is 203 lbs (92 kg). - he has a gaming experience of 2 years. - Cam attended the Furman University.
Years and teams he played for:
- in 2006 for Carolina Panthers - in 2006 for Atlanta Falcons - in 2005 for Atlanta Falcons
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