Report: Panthers 'optimistic' Cam Newton will attend Saturday's playoff game

Carolina Panthers fans may be getting exactly what they want this weekend.

Saturday's wild-card round matchup against the Los Angeles Rams will mark the team's first home playoff game in a decade. And given the special anniversary, the Carolina faithful have been clamoring for the organization to bring back the franchise's all-time leader passer and that season's Most Valuable Player, Cam Newton, to attend.

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Well, according to Joe Person of The Athletic, the highly-anticipated return could be happening after all. Here's what Person wrote on Wednesday:

The Panthers have reached out to Cam Newton about beating the Keep Pounding drum before their wild-card game against the Los Angeles Rams and are optimistic the most iconic player in franchise history will attend, according to sources familiar with the discussions.

Newton's last on-field appearance at Bank of America Stadium came in 2021, in what was the final home game of his career.

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