 Over the next several seasons, Newton dealt with numerous injuries, and following the 2019 season, he was released by the Panthers.Newton was born in Atlanta, Georgia.He is the son of Jackie and Cecil Newton Sr., who was cut as a safety from the pre-season rosters of the 1983 Dallas Cowboys and 1984 Buffalo Bills, and the younger brother of Cecil Newton, Jr., a center who played for the Jacksonville Jaguars and was on the practice squad of Baltimore Ravens.