Cam Newton: ‘I’m an African American quarterback that may scare some people’

The former Auburn star and his Carolina teammates are preparing to play the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 50 on February 7.

It started with a question from Dan Patrick about the Panthers having too much fun.

“I’m an African-American quarterback that scares people because they haven’t seen nothing that they can compare me to”, said the 6-foot-5, 245-pound Newton. Say all you want about the strides made by black quarterbacks, but it’s ignorant to believe Newton’s skin color makes no difference.

Newton reminded Oher about how far he’d come on the Panthers practice field Wednesday.

J.J. Watt, who is just as obnoxious and celebrates just as much, if not more than Newton, is NFL’s golden boy and can do no wrong. By this point, Newton had recorded at least one passing and rushing touchdown in six games, making him the only player to reach that peak this year. Nothing’s changed. The only thing has changed is that we’re winning. He’s not going to tone it down and he’s not going to become someone he’s not to appease a few fans who are misled. But you can just see their premise and narrative-black versus white, good against evil.

RE: Other players you’ve seen that have had the locker room effect Cam has? Say what you want about the players’ differences, the similarities in their history and style of play are strong enough to make me wonder why Cam has been so successful while Tebow has not.

Jason Fletcher is a writer for RantSports. I don’t think people have seen what I am or what I’m trying to do, and I said that prior to me being in this situation.

Tom Brady is arguably one of the most successful quarterbacks in the National Football League, but most people hate him with a passion.

Maybe I just live in a bubble, but I don’t think so. “Coach (Ron Rivera) has a saying, ‘You don’t have to be prepared today, nor tomorrow, but you have to be prepared to play on Sunday.’ So, that’s kind of been our philosophy in staying in the same groove and the process – and hopefully that it carries over to the game”. In fact, I have little doubt they would if he were playing for their team, which has become the embodiment of brash, bold showmanship. “Now when I see pictures of me bald I’m like ‘ew.’ But people are used to seeing me bald so when I’m walking around without the hat on, I see people doing a lot of double takes”. I’m sure he hears from the worst of us, angry racists and vitriolic “fans” who forget that the players on the field are real people. The detractors are those who quote Vince Lombardi and idolize Dick Butkus and say things like “In my day…” and sound like Clint Eastwood telling you to get off his lawn.

It would be highly naïve to think race didn’t influence some of his critics, but it’s certainly possible to dislike Newton on other grounds.

‘Some people can’t accept that, ‘ Tillman said.