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The have yet to put a hard timetable in place for . coach indicated to reporters Monday that Carolina is still feeling the situation out after Newton sustained two fractures in his lower back in a car accident last week. Rivera said the decision will come down to a coaching decision on whether Newton puts himself at risk of a setback by taking the field against the in Week 16."I don't want to put a guy out there that Patrick Ewing Jersey can't protect himself," Rivera said Monday, . "By that it's being able to run out of the way, scramble out of the way, stay alive, keep the play alive by being able to get away. That's all part of it. That's all part of the decision that went into the first Tampa Bay game."Rivera is referring to Week 1, when the kept Newton on the sidelines with a cracked rib. started and won that game, then beat the Bucs a second time on Sunday. The win moved the 5-8-1 into first place in the NFC South with two games to play. The can move back ahead in the division with a win on Monday against the .NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport that the are optimistic Newton will play next Sunday.On Monday, Rivera dismi sed the notion that the would shut down Newton if Carolina was eliminated from contention after Week 16."We're not giving anything up, win or lose."The latest Around The NFL Podcast and discu ses all the playoff implications. Find more Around The NFL content on . Myles Powell Jersey
The have yet to put a hard timetable in place for . coach indicated to reporters Monday that Carolina is still feeling the situation out after Newton sustained two fractures in his lower back in a car accident last week. Rivera said the decision will come down to a coaching decision on whether Newton puts himself at risk of a setback by taking the field against the in Week 16."I don't want to put a guy out there that Patrick Ewing Jersey can't protect himself," Rivera said Monday, . "By that it's being able to run out of the way, scramble out of the way, stay alive, keep the play alive by being able to get away. That's all part of it. That's all part of the decision that went into the first Tampa Bay game."Rivera is referring to Week 1, when the kept Newton on the sidelines with a cracked rib. started and won that game, then beat the Bucs a second time on Sunday. The win moved the 5-8-1 into first place in the NFC South with two games to play. The can move back ahead in the division with a win on Monday against the .NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport that the are optimistic Newton will play next Sunday.On Monday, Rivera dismi sed the notion that the would shut down Newton if Carolina was eliminated from contention after Week 16."We're not giving anything up, win or lose."The latest Around The NFL Podcast and discu ses all the playoff implications. Find more Around The NFL content on . Myles Powell Jersey