May 11 passed without the Carolina Panthers wishing Cam Newton, at least publicly, a happy birthday. But that doesn’t mean the two sides have stopped acknowledging one another.
While talking with Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio on Wednesday’s edition of #PFTPM, general manager Scott Fitterer said he and head coach Matt Rhule have remained in contact with the newly-turned 33-year-old quarterback.
“I think we’re still having thoughts,” Fitterer said. “We have to see how this works out here throughout the spring. I just happened to be up at the [Kentucky] Derby last weekend and Cam was up there. We’re texting a little bit. The lines of communication are open. I know Coach Rhule has spoken with him. We are going to have a discussion at some point but we’re just not quite there yet, but we’ll see how it goes. The more competition we have at that position the better.”
