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Panthers QB Cam Newton welcomes second child

Cam Newton will appear in a Super Bowl commercial.

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Credit: Chris Pizzello

Cam Newton will appear in a Super Bowl commercial.
Feb 5, 2017

Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton welcomes his second child on Friday in Atlanta.

Cam Newton's poem to his 1-year-old son

Just a year ago Newton, from College Park, was playing in the Super Bowl around this time of year, and now he has a new reason to celebrate the first weekend of February.

His teammate, Leonard Johnson celebrated with him:

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