Panthers QB Newton undergoes surgery

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cam Newton is at home recovering from surgery to repair a partially torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder on Thursday.

Dr. Pat Connor performed the surgery on the Panthers quarterback’s throwing shoulder at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte.

Panthers head athletic trainer Ryan Vermillion said Newton will begin his rehabilitation on Monday.

Newton, the NFL’s Most Valuable Player in 2015, suffered the injury last December in a win over the San Diego Chargers. The Panthers hoped that rest during the offseason would allow the shoulder to heal naturally, but when it didn’t respond as expected Newton decided to have surgery. rejoined the Chargers on Thursday as a special assistant to the owner.

The Los Angeles Chargers made the move to reunite the San Diego sports hero with the franchise that employed him for his first nine NFL seasons. Tomlinson will be a public representative of the Chargers and will participate in community outreach programs while the franchise moves north after 56 seasons in San Diego.

Fowler won last month at the Honda Classic and is trying to keep momentum going into the Masters next week. The Honda Classic win snapped a 13-month, 25-start drought for Fowler.

Fowler held a three-shot lead over Vaughn Taylor and Keegan Bradley when he finished his round in the afternoon, then Kang closed the gap with his 65.