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Psst. Hey Cam. Feel the pressure yet?

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Get used to it.

http://espn.go.com/espn/page2/index?id=6964845

Call it Newton's Law: After his Cam Newton's record-breaking debut performance on Sunday, sales of his jersey are reportedly spiking.

Meanwhile, jersey sales for another highly touted young quarterback, The Golden Calf of Bristol, are plummeting.

To a certain extent, this is a matter of apples and oranges. For one thing, The Golden Calf of Bristol isn't a starter and isn't getting much face time in the media these days. For another, a lot of fans already bought The Golden Calf of Bristol jerseys last year, while Newton jerseys have only been available for a few months, so there's a greater potential untapped market for them.

But here's another factor to consider: Newton wears uniform No. 1 -- very unusual for a quarterback. Sure, there have been a few exceptions (Warren Moon, for example), but the closest most quarterbacks get to a No. 1 jersey is during their NFL Draft photo-op.

No. 1, of course, has a little extra juice, so Newton's jersey carries a bit more emotional oomph that a typical quarterback's jersey. It's not clear if that's affecting his jersey sales, but it's worth pondering what this could mean if Newton ends up becoming a major star. Will it have a ripple effect? Could we see more signal-callers wearing No. 1? And if so, what will kickers start wearing? I'm not sure the NFL is ready for a bunch of pint-sized players wearing No. 12.

It didn't really sink in until reading that but.....damn...Cam is wearing #1 isn't he?

I also had to double check and make sure that Cam really was a Panther, since I can't honestly remember ever hearing this much praise of a Panther from ESPN. Yes, he IS a Panther! It says so on the official website.

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