Cam Newton #1

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More fitting, really.

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/07/cam_newton_will_wear_no_1_in_c.html

Cam Newton will wear No. 1 in Carolina

AUBURN, Alabama -- The Great Number Debate is over.

Former Auburn quarterback Cam Newton will wear No. 1 for the Carolina Panthers, not the No. 2 he made famous at Auburn. That's the word on Twitter via Scott Fowler today. Incumbent starting quarterback Jimmy Clausen wouldn't give up his number, so he'll keep No. 2.

Newton will be the first Panther to wear No. 1 in the regular season.

Those in marketing, sales and jersey manufacturing, start your engines.

It's not his first number change for Newton. Newton wore No. 2 at Auburn, Blinn College and for his high school team. But he wore No. 13 at Florida.

On the No. 2, Newton said, "I really don't care. It's just a number to me" during an appearance on the NFL Network.

Newton is starting camp with some old friends from the 2010 Tigers: offensive linemen Lee Ziemba and Ryan Pugh, and last year favorite-receiver Darvin Adams.

Apparently he's the first player for the Panthers to ever wear a #1. Get ready for several more firsts while he's there.