Video: Cam Newtown punches on at Panthers training

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Video: Cam Newtown punches on at Panthers training image

Maybe Floyd Mayweather should've put Panthers QB Cam Newtown in his much maligned Top 5 boxers ever.

Cornerback Josh Norman picked off Cam Newton early in camp, and after the franchise quarterback chased him down, the two got into a tussle.
 

 

 

Training camp fights happen all the time. Many players believe the run-ins are good for team chemistry and part of the process. But it's not common to see a franchise quarterback get into a scuffle at camp. It's a risky play considering football players can get hurt jogging off a field. Coach Ron Rivera was not too disturbed by the fracas.

According to media members at the Panthers' training camp, Newtown and Norman had been jawing all weekend, and the mild fracas wasn't the last of it.

The Panthers open up preseason play at Buffalo on Friday.

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