Cam Newton won't needlessly challenge Richard Sherman, but he also won't be afraid to throw in his direction.

"If the play is called for me to read it to Richard's side, by all means I'm going to do it," Newton said Wednesday. "And I'm going to give each and every receiver an opportunity to make plays.

"I'm not going to force it. I'm not going to be an idiot. I'm going to do a great job of protecting the football and be aggressively patient in taking what the defense gives me." 

 

Seattle's opponents already have as many touchdowns (6) throwing to Sherman's side as they did in 2014. 

Sherman will likely draw Kelvin Benjamin on a lot of snaps.