Coming off back to back NFC South titles, a feat that hasn’t been achieved by any other team in the division, the Carolina Panthers have their eyes set on a more successful year, accentuated by a flurry of offseason moves that have shocked the NFL betting community. And as a proof of the team’s intentions, General Manager Dave Gettleman capped 11 days of negotiations with Carolina’s quarterback Cam Newton, making him the highest paid player in the franchise history, as the fifth year QB signed a franchise record $103.8 million, five-year contract extension.
Cam Newton is celebrating his $100 million extension by eating Lucky Charms http://t.co/3tC59Mi2nO pic.twitter.com/1g7pot7h61
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) June 4, 2015
The megadeal that ensures Newton will earn $67.6 million over the first three years, the most money ever paid to an NFL player in the first 3 years of a contract, also makes Newton the second-highest paid player in the league in 2015.With a massive contract to his name, and a strong support from Gettleman and the team in the hope that Newton can lead the Panthers to “the Promised Land,” can the quarterback live up to his mega status or will he flop in his enviable role?