Cam Newton Wins Pepsi Rookie of the Year Award

by Jaxon on Feb 4, 2012 9:36 PM EST in Panther News & Notes

Panthers QB Cam Newton officially won the Pepsi Rookei of the Year fan vote tonight. Here's the official announcement from Pepsi:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CAROLINA PANTHERS QB CAM NEWTON NAMED

2011 PEPSI NFL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Newton Wins Fan Vote On NFL.com/rookies

Carolina Panthers QB CAM NEWTON is the 2011 PEPSI NFL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR, Pepsi and the National Football League announced today.

Newton set the record for most passing yards by a rookie in a season (4,051), surpassing PEYTON MANNING's previous record of 3,739 in 1998. He set the single-season quarterback rushing touchdown record with 14. He is the first rookie to throw and rush for 10 touchdowns in the same season, and only the second player to pass for more than 20 touchdowns and rush for more than 10 touchdowns in a season. He is the first player in NFL history with more than 4,000 passing yards, 500 rushing yards and 10 rushing touchdowns in the same year. Newton, who started all 16 games, finished his first season with a 60.0 completion percentage and 21 touchdowns. He amassed an additional 706 yards and 14 touchdowns on the ground. The Auburn product was the first overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft and was nominated for Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week 11 times, winning three times.

Newton was one of five finalists for the honor. The other finalists were Cincinnati Bengals QB ANDY DALTON, Denver Broncos LB VON MILLER, Arizona Cardinals CB/PR PATRICK PETERSON and San Francisco 49ers LB ALDON SMITH.

The five finalists were selected for their outstanding performances throughout the 2011 NFL season. Each week, five nominees were chosen for the Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week and NFL fans voted for the winner on NFL.com. Those results were used to help determine the finalists.

This is Pepsi's tenth year as the official soft drink sponsor of the NFL and the tenth year that Pepsi presented the NFL Rookie of the Week and NFL Rookie of the Year awards.

Below are the winners of the 2011 PEPSI NFL ROOKIE OF THE WEEK awards:

2011 PEPSI NFL ROOKIE OF THE WEEK


Wk 1	Green Bay Packers WR/KR Randall Cobb (Kentucky)
Wk 2	Oakland Raiders WR Denarius Moore (Tennessee)
Wk 3	Oakland Raiders OG Stefen Wisniewski (Penn State)
Wk 4	Carolina Panthers QB Cam Newton (Auburn)
Wk 5	San Francisco 49ers LB Aldon Smith (Missouri)
Wk 6	San Francisco 49ers LB Aldon Smith (Missouri)
Wk 7	Dallas Cowboys RB DeMarco Murray (Oklahoma)
Wk 8	Buffalo Bills NT Marcell Dareus (Alabama)
Wk 9	Cincinnati Bengals QB Andy Dalton (Texas Christian)
Wk 10	Oakland Raiders WR Denarius Moore (Tennessee)
Wk 11	Baltimore Ravens WR Torrey Smith (Maryland)
Wk 12	Cincinnati Bengals QB Andy Dalton (Texas Christian)
Wk 13	Tennessee Titans LB Colin McCarthy (Miami)
Wk 14	Houston Texans QB T.J. Yates (North Carolina)
Wk 15	Carolina Panthers QB Cam Newton (Auburn)
Wk 16	Carolina Panthers QB Cam Newton (Auburn)
Wk 17	New England Patriots DB Sterling Moore (Southern Methodist)

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Now tthat we've got this out of the way...

How’s Super Bowl and League MVP sound?

I really think he’s got a shot at both.

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by Panther Fan in GA on Feb 4, 2012 9:57 PM EST reply actions

He is saving that for next year.

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by Ivan459 on Feb 4, 2012 11:27 PM EST up reply actions

Consistency

This shows me how consistent he is, and how much more control he has. He improved steadily throughout the season, and rarely made the same mistake twice. He was nominated 11 times. Other players were also multiple week winners, but being nominated 11 times out of 16 games shows consistency. And he’s only going to get better.

by usana_gaines on Feb 4, 2012 10:16 PM EST reply actions

this is awesome.

Does any one know what the voting results for the Pepsi ROTY were? I know he won the AP. ROTY with 94%. (47/50)

by Floods on Feb 4, 2012 11:28 PM EST via mobile reply actions

this is awesome.

Does any one know what the voting results for the Pepsi ROTY were? I know he won the AP. ROTY with 94%. (47/50)

by Floods on Feb 4, 2012 11:28 PM EST via mobile reply actions

This is great

Terry Bradshaw can suck it

by TS BOBCAT on Feb 5, 2012 12:01 AM EST reply actions 1 recs

Congrats to Cam

A well deserved award at a wonderful night for him. Here is looking forward to many successful seasons ahead with Cam at the helm!

by AZPanthersFan on Feb 5, 2012 12:36 AM EST reply actions

Yes we Cam!

Congrats Cam! You deserved it! Thank you for a remarkable, entertaining season!

"You ain't supposed to be smiling and giggling after we lose. I've never had the mentality of losing in my whole life and for a person to tell me you can't win them all, that's a loser's mentality." - Cam Newton, 2011 Pepsi ROTY and AP Offensive ROTY.

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by D.W.G. on Feb 5, 2012 7:32 AM EST reply actions

this is nothing

Cam’s been league mvp 5 years running on madden for me! Amazing talent :). Seriously though glad he’s got the individual recognition he deserves for revitalising our offence to a fantastic level. Long may it continue

Save us Pilares

by LimeyPanther on Feb 5, 2012 7:56 AM EST via mobile reply actions

Same!

Almost lol. Cam has lead me to an online record (ps3) of 67-21. And my franchise has gone undefeated (all pro) 3 years running.

by DoubleT-Dlo on Feb 5, 2012 1:32 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

Thanks Pepsi!

Classic.

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by Tater596 on Feb 5, 2012 9:23 AM EST reply actions

....Coke sucks

ACC Championship Member Brandon Thompson is the new Jacoby Ford. You better pick him Panthers or you will be doomed to relive the 2010 season over and over again in the Twilight Zone.

Clemson 2011 ACC Champions! Look forward to doing it again next year! :D

by Revshawn on Feb 6, 2012 3:29 PM EST up reply actions