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New York Post - Giants defensive end Justin Tuck doesn't believe that prospect Can Newton will be a viable NFL quarterback.
"Would I take him at No. 1? Absolutely not," Tuck said.
Tuck added that he's a fan of Newton, but he questions the quarterback's ability to handle the NFL's physicality.
"In this league, the athletic quarterbacks don't last long," Tuck said.
"It's the quarterbacks [like Peyton Manning, Tom Brady and Drew Brees] that can sit in the pocket and take a picture of whatever defense we're in and know in 0.3 seconds that a hot slant is going to be open," Tuck said, "or in two seconds, with this pump fake, that safety's going to step up ... It's those guys that [teams] are looking for, and I don't think Cam is that player yet. If he comes into the league doing what he did in college, he won't be in this league for very long."