Panthers Cam Newton barely answered questions and here he exits
It was a long night for Cam Newton.
The NFL MVP was sacked six times, turned the ball over three times and was under pressure from Von Miller and DeMarcus Ware all night on Sunday, as his Carolina Panthers fell to the Denver Broncos, 24-10, in Super Bowl 50.
He had to talk to media afterwards, and the result wasn’t pretty, as he answered questions with the same, short answers before just walking off after a question he didn’t like. You can watch video of that moment above, and here’s an extended look at the press conference:
Unsurprisingly, he drew plenty of criticism:
Deion Sanders on @nflnetwork getting after Cam Newton for his post-game presser walk-off
Newton, one of the more polarizing QBs in the league, has been criticized for immaturity in the past, and this certainly isn’t going to help that image.
It’s sad to say but Cam kind of brought that guy everyone loved to hate back this week in his pressers and & post game interview.
There aren’t a lot of situations that are worse for players who have to talk to media directly after losing the biggest game of their life, but it’s clear he could have handled himself better. The Charlotte Observer‘s Joe Person summed it up well:
Someone said this about Cam recently: He is the world’s best winner and the world’s worst loser. Tonight showed that again.
While the Broncos are off celebrating their Super Bowl win, Panthers fans are unfortunately going to hear about this well into the offseason.