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Apparently, benching newton was coach ron rivera's call.
Well, it didn't go with his shirt, and he was not pleased. The panthers qb did not wear a tie on the team's flight from northern. Seattle — carolina quarterback cam newton was benched for the first play, only to watch backup derek anderson throw an interception. The reason why was totally unclear until nbc's michelle tafoya.