*Several sports commentators on ESPN and FS1 clapped back at Cam Newton after sharing his unpopular opinion about certain quarterbacks.
During a recent podcast broadcast, Newton noted that NFLers Jared Goff, Dak Prescott, Brock Purdy, and Tua Tagovailoa are “game managers,” not “game changers.”
His remarks were blasted by several prominent sports reporters, including Skip Bayless and Jason McIntyre. In response to the criticism, Newton said they missed his point while attacking him personally.
“The thing that I have a problem with is, address the point that I made, not me. And often times that happens in regards of athletes trying to make their point,” Newton said, Awful Announcing reports.
“My definition of that managing player is a player who has the ability to make the right play at the right time, protecting the football at all costs. When I think about ultimate elite game managers, Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, Tom Brady,” Newton explained.
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Newton then called out certain ESPN executives.
“I’m looking at a guy by the name of Burke Magnus. Head guy over at ESPN. Norby Williamson, these people have been at ESPN for 29 years, 38 years,” Newton said. “Now let’s go to Fox. Undisputed. That’s ran by a guy by the name of Eric Shanks and also, Charlie Dixon…they’ve been able to identify this merit that when I do it, it’s a problem. But when the major networks do it, that’s just how it goes.”
Newton said major networks are “still talking about a player who hasn’t played in roughly two and a half, three years” — he was referring to quarterback Dak Prescott.
“And you will want the narrative to be, ‘Oh, Cam’s bitter. Oh Cam’s mad. Cam’s hating on Dak, Cam’s hating on Brock. Cam’s just mad that he’s not in the league.’ Let’s stop that,” Newton continued. “Louis, Kimberley, Colin. Let’s stop that. And most of the people who had their two cents to say something about Cam and his outfits and his hats and his ego and his pride, are merely just guys or gals and can be, and probably will be replaced. Harsh! But it’s the truth.”
Watch his full commentary via the X/Twitter clip above.
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