Newton will miss Carolina’s exhibition opener

Carolina quarterback

Cam Newton will sit out the exhibition opener against the Houston Texans on Wednesday night while he continues to battle soreness in his right throwing shoulder. Panthers coach Ron Rivera made the announcement Tuesday at training camp.

Other that some light warmup tosses, Newton hasn’t thrown at training camp since July 30.

Newton had surgery in March to repair a partially torn rotator cuff. He was cleared to participate in training camp practices this summer after missing all of OTAs and minicamp. However, the league’s 2015 MVP developed soreness in his shoulder after five practices.

San Francisco rookie

hospitalized: San Francisco 49ers rookie linebacker Donavin Newsom suffered a concussion during Tuesday’s practice, but the team says he didn’t sustain any cervical spinal fractures.

He was taken from the practice field in an ambulance Tuesday after taking a hit to the head and neck. Lewis misses Cincinnati’s

practice: Coach Marvin Lewis missed the Cincinnati Bengals’ practice for what the team called a minor health issue.

Lewis used a cart to shuttle to the practice field earlier this week, which isn’t his usual routine. Special teams coach

Darrin Simmons led the team in his absence.

Lewis, 58, is entering his 15th season.