Bridgewater says he is ‘honored’ to video display Cam

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Contemporary Carolina Panthers quarterback Teddy Bridgewater mentioned Monday that he feels “honored” to video display within the footsteps of Cam Newton.

Bridgewater furthermore acknowledged knowing how Newton would possibly perhaps if truth be told feel disrespected that Carolina didn’t follow him coming off a 2019 season whereby the ragged NFL MVP overlooked the final 14 video games with a Lisfranc anguish on his left foot.

That is because Bridgewater went through a the same venture in Minnesota after his 2016 season ended in training camp on legend of a most foremost knee anguish suffered in prepare.

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The Vikings stuck with Sam Bradford and Case Keenum in 2017 when Bridgewater used to be ready to achieve aid in mid-October then signed Kirk Cousins to a three-year, $84 million deal in 2018.

That left Bridgewater to use a short time with the Contemporary York Jets throughout the 2018 training camp sooner than being traded to the Contemporary Orleans Saints, the place he used to be except Carolina gave him a three-year, $63 million deal in March.

“With Cam, it used to be one in all those eventualities the place I perceive, as a player, you’re a competitor, you are looking out to derive aid on the market and derive a risk, that probability to converse that you just are tranquil this elite guy,” Bridgewater mentioned. “He’s done some immense issues. He’s obviously one in all the correct gamers to ever play for this franchise. Each person round here respects him. They talk extremely of him.

“I’m correct honored to be following within the world that he left within the aid of, to derive the opportunity to resume my career.”

One element Bridgewater, 27, didn’t compose in his comeback used to be talk publicly about being disrespected. Newton, signed last month by the Contemporary England Patriots to a one-year deal, has been vocal on social media about how the Panthers “gave up on me.”

The 31-year-aged furthermore talked about now not being revered and having to converse himself.

“That is the cruel aspect of this enterprise,” Bridgewater mentioned. “I had the opportunity to experience it early in my career. Injuries are frequently unhappy. The methodology issues transpired once I purchased injured and how I wasn’t ready to achieve aid to the driver’s seat, I correct took it as, ‘Hi there, man, I’ve purchased to position my head down and continue to work. At last … 31 other teams would possibly accumulate a design to fall in like with me in all places again.'”

First-year Panthers coach Matt Rhule has maintained admire for every thing Newton carried out at Carolina. He has mentioned the resolution to spin on to Bridgewater used to be because Minnesota’s 2014 first-round take better match what he wished to compose.

A extra pinpoint passer than Newton, Bridgewater has been reunited with offensive coordinator Joe Brady, who used to be an offensive assistant with him in Contemporary Orleans in 2018.

Bridgewater mentioned the new Carolina offense will incorporate a “excessive percentage” of what the Saints compose with “wrinkles” from Brady after he helped LSU take the college soccer championship last season as the college’s pass sport coordinator.

Rhule mentioned last week that Brady and Bridgewater, on legend of their previous collectively, have already purchased been ready to talk productively no matter getting most effective a digital offseason due to the the coronavirus pandemic.

Bridgewater used to be ready to position some of his files to make exercise of with wide receiver DJ Moore and other teammates last week after they labored out at a local excessive college whereas waiting to be cleared from coronavirus checking out.

Bridgewater, who went 5-0 last season for the Saints whereas Drew Brees rehabbed a hand anguish, mentioned this already appears to be like as if his team.

“They made this transition tranquil and told me from the soar here is your team,” Bridgewater mentioned of Rhule and team proprietor David Tepper. “Ravishing being all around the blokes a few days already, they’re feeding off my energy and I’m feeding off theirs.”