NFL Draft: Cam Newton goes No. 1

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Photos from the 2011 NFL Draft: Atlanta native Cam Newton goes No. 1.

Auburn quarterback Cam Newton poses for photographs as he arrives for the first round of the NFL football draft at Radio City Music Hall Thursday, April 28, 2011, in New York.

Cam Newton, right, holds up a No. 1 jersey with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after he was selected as the No. 1 overall pick by the Carolina Panthers in the first round of the NFL football draft.

The 6-foot-5, 248-pound Newton accounted for 50 touchdowns and led the Tigers to the national championship last season despite an NCAA investigation that his father concocted a pay-for-play scheme during his recruitment. - AP

Newton, who graduated from Westlake High in College Park, Ga., led Auburn to the 2011 BCS National Championship.

Denise Harris (left) takes a picture of one of Cam Newton's cakes.

Cam Newton's grandmother, Hattie Newton, cheers as he is taken No. 1 by Carolina.

A huge sheet cake congratulates Newton on his success.

Cam Newton's aunt, Rosa Graves (left), and grandmother, Hattie Newton, celebrate inside Michon's Restaurant after Newton was selected the first pick in the 2011 NFL Draft.

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Auburn quarterback Cam Newton poses for photographs as he arrives for the first round of the NFL football draft at Radio City Music Hall Thursday, April 28, 2011, in New York.

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