CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton will have surgery on March 30 to repair a partially torn rotator cuff on his throwing shoulder, the team announced Tuesday.
The 2015 NFL MVP will be sidelined for offseason workouts, but is expected to be ready for the start of training camp in late July.
The injury occurred in a Week 14 game against the Chargers. Newton finished the game, but an MRI the following week revealed the partial tear. The team did not report the tear at the time.
Newton was limited in practice during the week for the remainder of the season but didn't miss a start.
"It is well-documented and well-researched that overhead-throwing athletes commonly have wear and tear to their rotator cuffs," Panthers head athletic trainer Ryan Vermillion said in a statement. "As a result of the MRI, we modified all of Cam's work in the weight room and on the field for the final three weeks of the season."
wonder if Goodell and pals will go after Carolina for not reporting this at the time? heaven forbid the gamblers didn't get all their necessary info