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CHARLOTTE, N.C. --?Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera indicated on Thursday that if quarterback Cam Newton is cleared from the concussion protocol he will play Monday night against Tampa Bay.Rivera said he wont know the status of the reigning NFL MVP until later in the week.Im going to listen to exactly what Im told, said Rivera, whose team is part of a probe by the NFL and NFLPA into how the protocol was followed when Newton was not taken out of the opener after taking several hits to the helmet.Thats the thing I want everybody to understand. Im going to do exactly what the doctors, the professionals, the people that study this, tell me. Then Im going to look to the young man. Im going to treat him exactly like I treated Luke Kuechly [last season].That was Riveras response when asked if he would consider holding Newton out even if cleared. In 2014, Rivera did not play the quarterback in the opener against Tampa Bay even though Newton wanted to play a few weeks after receiving fractured ribs in a preseason game.Rivera made the decision because doctors told him a hit in the wrong place could sideline Newton even longer.The decision on Newton now is completely out of Riveras hands.We follow the protocol, Rivera said. Weve never had any issues with following the protocol. Were not forcing players to get onto the football field. Well do exactly as the protocol tells us, and the doctors and the experts tell us.Kuechly missed three games last season after suffering a concussion in the opener.Newton, who suffered the concussion in the fourth quarter of a loss Sunday at the Atlanta Falcons, was among six starters that did not participate in practice Thursday.Rivera would not say which of the five phases of the concussion protocol Newton was in, but Newton did not appear on the practice field.One of the final two steps of passing the protocol is football-specific work in noncontact drills such as throwing and running before advancing to the final step of full activity.Michael Oher, Carolinas starting left tackle, has been in the concussion protocol since Friday when he informed the team he was having headaches. He also was not on the field Thursday.Also out were starting corner James Bradberry (toe), running back Jonathan Stewart (hamstring), linebacker Thomas Davis (hamstring) and defensive end Charles Johnson (quad).First-round pick Vernon Butler, a backup defensive tackle, also was out with a high ankle sprain that kept him out against Atlanta.Rivera said there was concern that all might miss the game Monday. He didnt completely rule out the return of Stewart, who has missed the past two games.Rivera said the 2015 Pro Bowl selection had a good day running on the treadmill in the pool and pulling a sled on the sideline at practice. When asked if Stewart might play, Rivera said, Well see.Most of the focus was on Newton and backup quarterback Derek Anderson, who went 2-0 against the Buccaneers in 2014 when Newton was injured.Weve got absolute confidence in Derek, Rivera said. Hes done a great job for us. Hes been very steady since hes been here the whole time. Guys have a lot of confidence in him, as well.Thats probably one of the more important things. Whenever you can bring a player in, and hes the next guy up, and everybody seems to have confidence in we just keep moving forward.Rivera joked that the only difference in the game plan with Anderson instead of Newton is that when the read-option is called Anderson likely will hand the ball off.Eric Staal Jersey Large . -- If Henry Burris has his way, he will be the starting quarterback to lead the Hamilton Tiger-Cats back to the Grey Cup next year. Wholesale Custom Wild Shirts .35 million, one-year contract that avoided salary arbitration. Plouffe batted .254 with 14 home runs and 52 RBIs in 477 at-bats last season, his second as a regular in the lineup. http://www.customwildjersey.com/ . The defending champion beat Gael Monfils of France 7-6 (6), 6-3, while second-seeded Andy Murray of Britain dispatched Edouard Roger-Vasselin, also of France, 6-3, 6-3. 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Aluko was making his first start in four months after recovering from an Achilles injury.ESPN rounds up the best soundbites from the German Grand Prix, which followed the relaxation of F1s unpopular radio rules.?Remember the plan for the first four laps, Nico.Having seen his race unravel at the first corner, Nico Rosberg is reminded to look after his tyres after several unsuccessful attempts to get past Red Bulls Daniel Ricciardo.OK Lewis, its hammer time.Peter Bonningtons popular rallying cry returns at Hockenheim ahead of Hamiltons first pit stop, as the world champion continues stretching out his comfortable lead.?Nico pushed me off the track, left me nowhere to go.Max Verstappen complains about Rosbergs lunge down the inside of the hairpin mid-way through the race, which forced the Red Bull driver to bail out of the corner and across a run-off. The stewards would agree, handing Rosberg a costly five-second penalty.Can you explain to them I was full lock on the wheel? He moved under braking, that was the problem, thats not allowed.Rosberg protests after hearing about being punished for what he later described as an awesome pass on the Red Bull teenager.Ricciardo is pushing hard so we need mid-19 lap times Nico, really important...Mercedes gives Rosberg the hurry up as he tries to gain enough time to jump the Red Bulls, knowing a penalty is to come. The desired pace never materialises and Rosberg has to settle for fourth posiition.ddddddddddddBox Sebastian, box. Negative, negative, Im going to take a couple more laps. Tyres are still good.As he did in Baku, Sebastian Vettel takes a firm stance against Ferrari when it calls him in for his final pit stop.By the way, who do you want to undercut? Verstappen...Vettel continues asking questions and Ferrari tells him it wants to attempt to undercut Max Verstappen, at that point a long way up the road in third.OK, stay out....Ferrari eventually relents. After the race Vettel admits going against the teams strategy was a mistake.Bottas on 32-lap primes, Jenson. Yep, Im coming!On the final lap Jenson Button closes in on Valtteri Bottas, who is struggling with Williams failed two-stop strategy. Button will go on to make the move stick for eighth position.Estebans my favourite. I love this guy.After being held up behind the Haas for too long, Daniel Ricciardo sarcastically compliments the driving of Esteban Gutierrez, who he later accuses of being the worst at obeying blue flags on the entire grid.OK Daniel. You can rest assured hes doing it to everyone. Hes not just picking on you.In response, Ricciardos race engineer Simon Rennie confirms the Haas pilot has been a repeat offender in the race. ' ' '