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Cam Newton: "I'm Lucky to Be Alive"

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Channel: NBC 15 · 2015 · News & Politics

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CHARLOTTE, N.C.
(WPMI) -- Cam Newton made it a point to find his way to
work on Thursday.


The Panthers quarterback is just two days removed
from a car accident that left him with two fractures in his lower back. But his trip to the team facility represented an
attempt to turn the attention away from his accident and back toward a Panthers team making a late scramble for the
playoffs.


Still, the accident
was a topic that couldn't be avoided with reporters. Newton explained how it
occurred and spoke candidly about how lucky he felt to escape the situation
with relatively minor injuries.


"I'm looking at
this truck and thinking someone's supposed to be dead," Newton said.
"I couldn't stop smiling."


"I'm on
somebody's fantasy team, and I think it's the man upstairs."


Newton ended his
availability by explaining there is no timetable on a potential return to the
lineup. Newton will miss just the second game of his career on Sunday. Derek Anderson will start against the Buccaneers.


"As far as when
I'm coming back, who cares?" Newton said. "That's not something that
I'm worried about right now. I'm just thankful to have breath in my lungs so I
can breathe again."

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