Cam: I could have handled SB 50 presser better

After the Carolina Panthers lost to the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 50, Cam Newton was not happy. This wasn’t a surprise to anyone. His team had just lost the Super Bowl, after all. The way Newton chose to express that unhappiness did come as a surprise, though, and it made many people angry as well.

Newton sulked through his postgame press conference, giving short, angry answers, then abruptly left after two and a half minutes. Broncos corner Chris Harris could audibly be heard in the background calling out Newton’s bona fides as a QB, which understandably angered Newton even more, but there are undoubtedly better ways he could have handled the whole thing.

Newton’s critics have taken the paternalizing angle of saying that he needs to grow up, man up, etc. His backers have simply stated that a dude has a right to be angry after losing the biggest game of his life in front of millions of people, and he shouldn’t have to happily answer questions about that performance immediately afterward if he doesn’t want to. We want players to be their authentic selves until they actually do it, basically.

Well, Newton has …

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