Cam Newton says he let people down with post-Super Bowl news conference

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cam Newton called it a “great responsibility” when the Carolina Panthers made the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback the first pick of the 2011 NFL draft.

The league’s 2015 MVP apparently has come around in taking some responsibility for his abbreviated postgame news conference following a 24-10 loss to the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 50.

Newton didn’t apologize for walking out on media after giving short answers to 13 questions. Two days after the game, he admitted he’s “a sore loser” and he wasn’t going to “bend for anybody’s expectations.”

But in the latest edition of Ebony, Newton admitted he could have handled the situation better.

“The truth is, I represent something way bigger than myself,” Newton told the magazine. “I’m doing it for [my …

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