CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton is done with the touchdown celebration he performed last season that became popular across the country.

“I have to put that aside,” Newton said Thursday during a radio interview.

Called dabbing, Newton started it after a touchdown run against the Titans last November on the advice of his brother. The celebration, although criticized by some, took off. Soon college and high school athletes were imitating Newton, who picked up the move from the Atlanta-based hip-hop group Migos, who sang “Look at my dab.”

The celebration stretched outside the lines with members of wedding parties photographed doing the dab. Kids in high school graduation photos did group dabs as well.

Newton took criticism from fans of opposing teams for his touchdown celebrations as the season wore on. But he defended his actions last season, saying he was just having fun and the dances took him to “a happy place.”

He said at the time everybody is entitled to their opinion but he was just being who he is.

Newton, who also popularized the Superman celebration where he pretends to rip open his shirt, may have a new celebration next season.

“I have until September to find out,” he said.

RAMS: Quarterback Jared Goff, the No. pick in the draft, signed a four-year contract. Financial terms weren’t disclosed.

All first-round NFL contracts include a fifth-year option.

BRONCOS: Rookie quarterback Paxton Lynch signed a four-year deal worth about $9.5 million, including about $5 million in a signing bonus.

The Broncos drafted Lynch out of Memphis with the 26th overall pick in the draft after losing Peyton Manning to retirement and Brock Osweiler to Houston, where he signed a four-year, $72 million free-agent deal.

COWBOYS: Running back Darren McFadden sued his longtime business manager, saying he misappropriated and mishandled money, including $3 million lost in a bitcoin business venture.

BENGALS: Cincinnati agreed to a three-year contract extension with running back Giovani Bernard that runs through the 2019 season.

BEARS: Chicago waived backup quarterback Matt Blanchard and signed quarterback Dalyn Williams, an undrafted free agent from Dartmouth.