Posted on 05/06/2023 6:46:32 AM PDT by Libloather
Cam Newton is not his 2015 MVP self anymore, but the three-time Pro Bowler says there's another reason why he's still a free agent.
Over the years, Newton has grown out his hair for dreadlocks, and he suggests that's a reason why he remained unsigned throughout the 2022 season and is still looking for a job.
"It’s been hindered. And I’m not changin’," he said on Josina Anderson's "Undefined" podcast.
"People have hinted towards to say like, ‘Cam, we want you to go back to the 2015 clean-cut Cam. But that was a different me. Right now, where I’m at, it’s about embracing who I am."
The New England Patriots signed him during his dreadlocks phase, and he started 15 games for them in 2020. He returned to the Carolina Panthers in 2021 and played in eight games.
But before rejoining the team that selected him with the first pick in 2011, he said teams were insinuating he should have gotten a haircut.
"There was hints toward it," he said, via Bleacher Report. "And I gained a lot of great counsel from a lot of people. And the thing that is always mentioned is, 'Yo, Cam, you scarin' people the way you look.'
"And I would say, 'Yo, like I'm not gonna name names, but there's other quarterbacks that's in the league that don't look like me, but they got long hair. They don't scare them, do they?' So, we can go tit for tat, tat for tit with it. But I would just turn and nod to that and say, 'That's not the reason why I'm not in the NFL.'"
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He sucks.
There is no one in the NFL with dreadlocks. Yes Cam, we believe you. /s
I have like 10 scissors in my house, perhaps I can send him one to help him get past this hindrance?
Following Kaepernick’s lead.
Coaches love stubborn and obstinate. Defiant also helps.
Yet another dark skinned racist trying to claim victimhood using information warfare.
If you want a QB who can’t run, can’t hit the broad side of a barn, has no touch on his throws, can’t learn a pro offense, dresses like a pimp, and generally acts like a 12 year old, Can Newton is your man.
Like a shop vac.
😂👍
I have the opposite problem. I’m not on an NFL roster because I’m bald. The fact that I’m old, slow, can’t throw or jump has nothing to do with this blatant discrimination.
If Cam Newton was just half as good as Patrick Mahomes, there would be at least 15 NFL teams competing for his services, dreadlocks or not.
“Right now, where I’m at, it’s about embracing who I am.” Sounds like “who he is” is a pothead. Dreadlocks are truly disgusting.
Tiny flying insects LOVE dreadlocks...
Just like Kaepernick, when they no longer win games, they blame it on being black. The NFL would keep anyone who won games, no matter their hair length or if they painted themselves polka dot.
That’s what hundreds of millions of people saw on TV.
I can only imagine what his former teammates and coaches have seen behind closed doors that tell them everything they need to know about this loser’s competitive spirit, character and professionalism.
Men whining around about their hairdos strikes me as incredibly gay.
Men whining around about their hairdos strikes me as incredibly gay.
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