Cam Newton: Focus is on present, the past is 'irrelevant'
FILE - Carolina Panthers' Cam Newton (1) reacts at he is introduced before an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018. According to a person with knowledge of the situation, the Carolina Panthers have agreed to a one-year contact to bring quarterback Cam Newton back to the franchise that drafted him No. 1 overall in 2011. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, because the deal has not been announced by the team.(AP Photo/Mike McCarn, File)

FILE - Carolina Panthers' Cam Newton (1) reacts at he is introduced before an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018. According to a person with knowledge of the situation, the Carolina Panthers have agreed to a one-year contact to bring quarterback Cam Newton back to the franchise that drafted him No. 1 overall in 2011. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, because the deal has not been announced by the team.(AP Photo/Mike McCarn, File)

Nov. 11, 2021 12:53 PM EST
ARCHIVO - El quarterback de los Panthers de Carolina, Cam Newton (1), envía un pase durante la primera mitad del partido de la NFL contra los Buccaneers de Tampa Bay en Charlotte, Carolina del Norte, el 19 de septiembre de 2019. (AP Foto/Brian Blanco, Archivo)

ARCHIVO - El quarterback de los Panthers de Carolina, Cam Newton (1), envía un pase durante la primera mitad del partido de la NFL contra los Buccaneers de Tampa Bay en Charlotte, Carolina del Norte, el 19 de septiembre de 2019. (AP Foto/Brian Blanco, Archivo)

Nov. 11, 2021 05:25 PM EST