Carolina Panthers rookie quarterback Cam Newton will play in the NFL Pro Bowl this year in place of Giants QB Eli Manning

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He wasn’t exactly voted in, but we won’t split hairs…for now

Panthers quarterback Cam Newton is headed to Hawaii.

The Carolina signal caller, the No. 1 overall selection in the 2011 draft, was added to the NFC Pro Bowl squad Monday in place of New York’s Eli Manning. Manning and the Giants beat the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC championship to advance to Super Bowl XLVI on Feb. 5 in Indianapolis, meaning Manning had to withdraw from the annual all-star game.

Newton completed 310 of 517 passes for 4,051 yards, the most by a rookie quarterback in NFL history. He also threw for 21 touchdowns with 17 interceptions to post an 84.5 quarterback rating.

Newton’s 14 rushing touchdowns are the most ever by an NFL quarterback in a season. He became the first quarterback ever to throw for 4,000 yards and rush for 500 yards in a season.

Since the beginning of the season sports analysts, other NFL players, but more importantly his teammates and coaches, have been very impressed with how the young QB handled his business on the field and off.

“It’s obviously a tribute to him and says a lot about his work ethic and his approach to the game,” Panthers general manager Marty Hurney said during a telephone interview from the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala. But “it’s not just one person, and Cam will certainly tell you that. A lot of people contributed to him reaching that goal. In this game, you are only as good as the people around you.”

Newton will be the first Panthers quarterback to play in a Pro Bowl since Jake Delhomme in 2005, and only the fourth overall. Kerry Collins played in the game 1996 and Steve Beuerlein in 1999. Delhomme and Beuerlein were both voted in, while Collins played in the game as an alternate.

Congrats young bol! Hopefully next year they will vote you in on your own merit above some of these OTHER quarterbacks.

Do you think Cam deserved to be VOTED to the Pro Bowl? Who should he have replaced Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees, or Eli Manning?

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