Cam Newton’s Roughing-the-Passer Complaints Open Pandora’s Box of Questions

November 1, 2016   ·   Mike Tanier   ·   Jump to comments

Could the NFL be sitting on a trove of data about blown penalties and officiating errors? If so, then this is information that teams, players and fans need to see. But they won't, and that's a shame. 
Cam Newton complained about the officiating after Sunday's Panthers-Cardinals game after absorbing a pair of un-flagged hits that looked a lot like roughing the passer. Newton even said that he would seek a meeting with Roger Goodell to talk about his status as the league's human pinata.
The NFL has vowed to review the matter, but a source told Pro Football Talk that officials have only missed three roughing calls on Newton since 2013. That's right. Three...in over three seasons.
Eleven other quarterbacks have had it worse, according to the source. Call them Newton's Eleven: Jay Cutler, Alex Smith, Geno Smith, Josh McCown, Andrew Luck, Matt Ryan, Kirk Cousins, Joe Flacco, Ben Roethlisberger, Case Keenum and Ryan Tannehill, in the order listed by PFT.
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