Considering his unparalleled mix of talent, skill and physical profile—Carolina Panthers great Cam Newton really shouldn’t draw many, if any, comparisons. But if there’s a man who can try to make one, it’s the guy who drafted and spent nine of his best seasons with him.
That man, of course, is Washington Commanders head coach Ron Rivera—who spoke with CBS Sports at the NFL Scouting Combine on Wednesday. When asked of Liberty University’s Malik Willis, the budding favorite to be the first quarterback taken in the upcoming draft, he drew a bit of a line from the 22-year-old to the former Most Valuable Player.
“You know what’s interesting about him, in particular, is there are a lot of similar traits to these guys that’ve had success in our league,” Rivera said of Willis. “And I was fortunate enough to have drafted one of them in Cam Newton, who’s a very special player.”
