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Cam Newton plans to have foot surgery


SgtJoo

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Good! He has almost a full year to recover. We have a year to fix up our line. Cam didn't strain his recovering shoulder. And Cam has saved himself an entire season of abuse over the last two seasons. I think the last two years may have prolonged his career.

I hope he bounces back stronger than ever next season!

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Pretty sure anytime there is a ''chance'' an injury can heal without surgery you take that ''chance''. This is another persons body being opened up not your own. You listen to any current or former player they all reference waiting over the knife if there is an option. 

It's media outlets, and casuals that feed that narrative of have the surgery immediately even if medical PROFESSIONALS are advising this has the opportunity to heal on it's own, and that surgery is the last resort to repair the injury. 

Likely didn't happen a month ago because we still had a long-shot at the playoffs and potentially a hope of his return. 

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