Cam Newton has not been on NFL terrains since the end of the 2021 season. In recent months, he has found his place on ESPN antennas. He plays a role as a Clasheur consultant in front of the clown Stephen A. Smith in a program that brews a lot of air and ultimately not very bottom.
If the content is generally forgettable, the old quarterback of the panthers delivered a small nugget on its state of mind on Thursday.
The question of his colleague Smith was direct and simple: would Cam Newton exchange his title of MVP for a champion ring?
Equally simple answer.
” No. »»
Shocked faces of circumstance on the set.
Cam Newton is not Trent Dilfer or Nick Foles
While refining his clothing transformation into a character of Mortal Kombat, Newton took the time to develop.
“” What is more important? Impact or titles? Look at a guy like Allen Iverson, whom you like to defend. Not everyone is going to be Michael Jordan or Patrick Mahomes. Not everyone can be these players who have the luxury of saying that not only have they dominated their sport, but that they have titles to strengthen this. »»
At this stage of the demonstration, some NBA fans have probably already suffocated that Newton seems to be compared to Allen Iverson.
“” Let me remember that Brad Johnson won a super bowl. Trent Dilfer won a super bowl. With all my respect, Nick Foles won a super bowl. So yes, when you look at these guys you wonder: “Ok, what is more important?” Would you have preferred to win a super bowl? I think it's the humble way of seeing things, but if you are honest, the impact of feeling responsible, to say that everyone has a responsibility … and when you are MVP or All-American, you did your part. For me, that's the essential.
I know it's not the popular choice, I don't try to be popular! My opinion is that I speak of individual success because I did my job. American football is not a guy who tries to do 11 jobs. It is 11 guys who make a job. »»
Cam Newton at the Super Bowl 50, the counter example
Cam Newton would therefore have nothing to blame himself for a personal level. The argument would surely be a little more solid if all the videos and statistics of the Super Bowl 50 had been destroyed.
In this match, probably the most important of his career, Newton had returned a 18/41 sheet for 265 yards, no touchdown launched, an interception, a lost fumble and 6 sacked sacks.
His team had only scored 10 points. Certainly, there was a great defense of the broncos opposite. But there was also a Peyton Manning at the end of the race, unable to kill the match before the last four minutes. And even when Carolina had the ball to go back in front, Newton had lost the ball … without jumping to try to recover the Fumble.
Newton himself explained since he had to try to recover this ball.
“” There is no excuse for me for not having jumped on this fumble“Said Newton eleven months ago on his You Tube channel. “” It's the Super Bowl. It was not an energy worthy of the Super Bowl. »»
He apparently changed his mind, since he has “Do the job“. Or he says everything and his opposite because it is a bit the principle of the program in which he participates.
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