Just over a week after expressing “no doubt” in regards to his week 1 status, Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton’s availability for Sunday’s season-opening tilt against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is suddenly in question. Newton, suffering from hairline fractures in his ribs, did take part in throwing drills during Friday’s practice, a positive step in the right direction after failing to do so in Thursday’s session. Having missed practice altogether Wednesday, Newton has seemingly made a bit of progress each day, though head coach Ron Rivera Ron Rivera says he will wait until game day to make the final call on his signal-caller’s status. In […] Read the whole post here.