Panthers quarterback Cam Newton is believed to be dealing with a Lisfranc injury, Joe Person of The Athletic tweets. Newton is hoping to avoid surgery, but at minimum, he’ll probably be out for a while. 
For now, it will remain Kyle Allen‘s show under center. The young QB led the Panthers to victory over the Cardinals on Monday – so far, so good.
The 23-year-old Allen completed 19-of-26 passes for 261 yards and four touchdowns against Arizona, which was a solid performance against an admittedly flawed team. The Cardinals’ issues aside, Allen looked a lot sharper than the banged-up Newton has as of late.
In his two games, Newton did score a single touchdown and completed only 49% of his passes in Week 2. According to Pro Football Focus, 34% of his passes were “uncatchable.”
Kudos to Allen for getting to this spot.
The Panthers have gone from 4th (2017) to 12th (2018) to currently 29th in time of possession. Having offensive talent doesn’t do much good if they are constantly stuck on the sidelines.
I hope Carolina signs him to a 5 year $250 mill contract with $200 mill guaranteed. All you hear from there is how good he is. Sign him to that contract and see how that works out for you. You better sign him before Dak gets signed the price tag will go up after. $10 mill jump since start of the season? I believe players should get what they can but come on man this is crazy.