Panthers' Cam Newton voted NFL's top player by peers
- 8 years ago
Although Cam Newton was unable to lead Carolina to a Super Bowl title, the 2015 NFL MVP was voted by his peers as the league’s top player NFL Network revealed the top 10 players on its Top 100 Players of 2016 list Wednesday night Last year's No. 1 player, Texans defensive end J.J. Watt, came in at No. 3 Between Watt and Newton was Patriots quarterback Tom Brady Newton accounted for 45 touchdowns last season while leading the Panthers to a 15-1 regular-season record and NFC championship Newton was the first player in NFL history with at least 30 passing touchdowns and 10 rushing scores in a single season