Cam Newton Fantasy

Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (foot) plans to have surgery on his left foot, according to a source. Newton aggravated his Lisfranc foot injury in a Week 2 loss to the Buccaneers. He decided not to have surgery after visiting with Dr. Robert Anderson last month. Newton also disappointed in 2018 because of a right shoulder injury, and the 30-year-old has one year left on his deal through the 2020 season. If the Panthers decide to move on from him with a new head coach coming in next year, they would clear $19.1 million in salary cap space. Kyle Allen won his first four starts in place of Newton, but he has now lost five of his last six games and is a weak QB2 option moving forward. Newton's fantasy value will drop even further into QB2 territory next season.

Dec. 4th • 12:56 PM

With no clear timetable for a return, the Carolina Panthers placed quarterback Cam Newton (foot) on season-ending Injured Reserve on Tuesday. Newton aggravated his Lisfranc injury in a Week 2 loss to the Buccaneers and hasn't played since. "For the past seven weeks, Cam has diligently followed a program of rest and rehab and still is experiencing pain in his foot," general manager Marty Hurney said in a statement. Kyle Allen, who is 5-1 in place of Newton, will move forward as the starter under center, but he's more of a game manager and has limited upside as a low-end QB2. Newton, 30, has one year left on his contract and is scheduled to count $21.1 million against the 2020 salary cap. You can go ahead and drop Newton if you were stashing him in redraft leagues.

Nov. 5th • 3:39 PM

Carolina Panthers head coach Ron Rivera said that quarterback Kyle Allen will start again in Week 10 against the Packers, while Cam Newton (foot) will continue with his rehab program. Newton isn't recovering as the team had hoped, and there's a chance he'll need season-ending surgery after he visited with a foot specialist over the weekend. The chances of Newton not returning this year are increasing by the day, which is obviously good for Allen. While the team is 5-1 with Allen under center, he's been nothing more than a mediocre game manager for fantasy owners as a low-end QB2. This offense continues to be the Christian McCaffrey show. Allen has a tough matchup in Week 10 against the Packers, who are coming off an embarrassing loss to the Chargers, on the road.

Nov. 4th • 1:41 PM