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 lk 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 ftball 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 ftball-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 gd day running on the treadmill in the pl 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. 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LONDON -- The 11th Grand Slam final of Andy Murrays career will be unlike any of the others in at least one way: The opponent will not be Roger Federer or Novak Djokovic.Murray, the 2013 champion at Wimbledon, reached his third major title match of 2016 with a no-nonsense 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 victory against 10th-seeded Tomas Berdych in the semifinals Friday.Supported by thousands of his countrymen at Center Court, Murray broke serve five times and played cleanly as can be, committing only nine unforced errors, 21 fewer than Berdych.On Sunday, No. 2 Murray will play No. 6 Milos Raonic, a Canadian making his debut in a Grand Slam final.Obviously, first time Ill play a Slam final against someone that isnt Roger or Novak. So, yeah, thats different, Murray said. But you never know how anyones going to deal with the pressures of a Slam final. So just have to go out there and concentrate on my side. Do what I can to prepare well for it and see what happens.Might be a refreshing change.Thats because while he did defeat Djokovic for both the 2012 U.S. Open championship and the 2013 Wimbledon championship -- famously becoming the first British man to hold the trophy in 77 years -- Murray has lost all eight of his other previous major finals.That includes a pair this year: the Australian Open in January, and the French Open in June, both against Djokovic.Overall, Murray is 2-5 against Djjokovic, and 0-3 against Federer with a major title at stake.ddddddddddddot that theres any shame in that.After all, Federer holds the record of 17 Slam trophies, and Djokovic has 12.During this tournament, though, the No. 1-seeded Djokovic was beaten in the third round by Sam Querrey, and No. 3 Federer lost his semifinal Friday against Raonic 6-3, 6-7 (3), 4-6, 7-5, 6-3.When Berdych was asked whether he thinks Murray might win the title, he replied: Definitely, he can. The fact that probably his biggest rival, Novak, is not in the draw anymore definitely helps.Murray remembers not really having time to process that he was about to play in his first Grand Slam final before losing in straight sets to Federer at the 2008 U.S. Open.Now that hes 29, he relishes the last-Sunday opportunities more than ever, no matter the foe.I guess the tournaments start to mean more to you the older you get, and you start to appreciate the history of the events probably more as you get older. When youre 18, 19, youre probably not as aware about those things, Murray said. I never take it for granted. I know how difficult it is to make the finals of these events -- and how hard they are to win.---Follow Howard Fendrich on Twitter at http://twitter.com/HowardFendrich ' ' '