My Turn: Why we should cut Cam Newton some slack

“I like Cam. I’m not going to blast Cam”, Archie said, according to The Observer.

Rivera suggested in the future Newton may need more time before addressing the media to get his emotions in check.

“An unbelievable season. We did what a lot of people didn’t think we could do”, Newton said.

“I’m a sore loser”, Newton, who’d walked out of a press conference on Sunday rather than discuss his team’s defeat, explained without apology today. “It’s not a popularity contest. I can tell you that”, Newton said.

The prevailing logic, though, was that Newton simply didn’t want to get injured, and diving into a pile of linemen would put his safety at risk.

“I’ve seen numerous quarterbacks throw interceptions, and their effort afterwards, they don’t go. I don’t have to conform to anybody else’s wants…I’m not that guy”. “And I’m not going to bend or break”.

“If I offended anyone, that’s cool …”

“I’m going to watch it from the comfort of my own home”. But here’s the thing: Despite the fact Cam Newton doesn’t have an obligation to anyone other than his teammates and employer – I’m looking at you, sports writers and radio hosts of America – he absolutely upheld this perceived obligation to everyone.

Panthers coach Ron Rivera said while he prefers his fifth-year quarterback would have handled the situation a little better, he understands where he is coming from and what he felt at the time.

He continued: “This is a great league with or without me”. We have all these people condemning and saying this…

“If he would have touched that ball, I was gonna hit him right in his face, and I wasn’t the only one”, Ward said, per NFL.com. “We’ll let Peyton enjoy this”, Elway said after the Broncos returned to Denver for a ticker-tape parade. At the end of the day, signing Malik Jackson and Danny Trevathan is important as well. Denver and Caroline each have two games scheduled in the state in the 2016 season. Some teams had two losses the first two weeks. Okay, you say my effort.

We’d already learned the reason behind Eli Manning’s blank Super Bowl stare, and now another mystery from Sunday’s game has been solved.