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Cam Newton Showed His Sore Loser Side last Night (Video)


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    I saw Cam Newton, that's right, the NFL MVP OF THE YEAR, throw a fit ON THE GROUND last night. Twice. Once was in the end zone, the other on the sidline when panthers defense threw a flag. Which gave Peyton a 1st and goal.

    After that in the postgame interview, Cam looked/acted like a child who just had his cookies taken away from him. Ended up walking away from the interview.

    Learn to conduct yourself as a professional, Cam. You are a role model to a lottle young people. If they see you act like a sore loser, they think it's OK for them to.

    I understand you lost the super bowl. But if you are going to gloat, dance, be a jerk to the refs, take a timeout with the team to take a selfie while winning (cardinals I think), then I'm sure you can figure out how to lose gracefully as well.

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    I kind of look at this a different way. I don't think players should be forced to participate in a press conference after losing the biggest game of their lives. Should we expect him to be in a chipper mood? He just lost the Super Bowl.

    The NFL should make attending a press conference optional. It's true that these guys get paid millions of dollars, but they are still human. They should be given time to digest their loss before being forced to step in front of cameras and get drilled about how bad they feel.

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    BearDown Wrote:

    I kind of look at this a different way. I don't think players should be forced to participate in a press conference after losing the biggest game of their lives. Should we expect him to be in a chipper mood? He just lost the Super Bowl.

    The NFL should make attending a press conference optional. It's true that these guys get paid millions of dollars, but they are still human. They should be given time to digest their loss before being forced to step in front of cameras and get drilled about how bad they feel.

    I absolutely agree with you. I have never been a fan of the postgame interviews. Especially if they lose. But it's the rules and I think he handled himself poorly. Other than that, I am specifically talking about the way he handled himself during the game and on the sidelines. The first time he threw a fit in the endzone is a tiny, tiny bit excusable. Due to him already being on the ground and frustrated. The second time though... Just falling on the ground on the sideline, throwing your body around and cussing. That is not something that the NFL MVP should be doing. That is something that a spoiled child does when they don't get there way.

    He did exactly what I thought he would do.

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    PowerPlay Wrote: I absolutely agree with you. I have never been a fan of the postgame interviews. Especially if they lose. But it's the rules and I think he handled himself poorly. Other than that, I am specifically talking about the way he handled himself during the game and on the sidelines. The first time he threw a fit in the endzone is a tiny, tiny bit excusable. Due to him already being on the ground and frustrated. The second time though... Just falling on the ground on the sideline, throwing your body around and cussing. That is not something that the NFL MVP should be doing. That is something that a spoiled child does when they don't get there way.

    He did exactly what I thought he would do.

    I guess I just try to put myself in the losing teams shoes; especially if the MVP of the NFL was part of that losing team.

    Newton's sideline behavior is a good case in point. Are players supposed to be stoic throughout the entire game because a camera may be pointed on them at any given moment or should they be able to show their true emotions? The Broncos had just scored a game ending touchdown. What else would you expect from the opposing teams quarterback?

    The NFL took advantage of the fact that there are cameras everywhere and posted his reaction to their Facebook page. That, at least in my opinion, is more shameful than Newton's reaction.

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    Sporting News: The real reason Cam Newton walked out on Super Bowl interview

    "Cam Newton's postgame pity party was uncomfortable to watch. The last place the Panthers quarterback wanted to be after suffering the biggest loss of his football-playing life was in front of a horde of media.

    "And the last thing he wanted to hear was a Broncos player gloat about it within earshot. Newton forced out one non-answer after another, reluctantly expounded just a bit while still saying nothing of import, then reached his limit when he overheard Denver cornerback Chris Harris describing to his own contingent of media just feet away how the Broncos got to Newton.

    "This doesn't excuse Newton's behavior throughout, but it does bring clarity to his breaking point moment — the moment he stood up and walked away after having heard enough."

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    It's one thing to have to sit in front of a media after a big loss, but listening to a player from the other team gloat is not something that many players would tolerate.

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    Why is no one talking about this picture? He sure doesn't seem like a sore loser to me...
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    Does anyone remember the time Peyton Manning walked off the field without shaking any players hands after the 2010 Super Bowl? At least Cam Newton shook his hand after defeat.

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    Jeffrey122 Wrote: Why is no one talking about this picture? He sure doesn't seem like a sore loser to me...

    Yeah, I saw that picture. I thought it was funny that the media didn't show it though. Just a glimpse of Cam walking up to Peyton. That was the only graceful moment he had though. I'm not saying he is expected to be super happy. He just lost the super bowl. Of course he is going to be upset. But I think it is acceptable to ask he not throw two temper tantrums on the ground like a child.

    Saying he didn't act like a sore loser just because of one picture where he is smiling with Peyton isn't really... fair? He threw fits when it wasn't going his way (pretty bad ones). Pouted throughout the entire postgame interview. That is what makes him a sore loser, to me anyways.

    I think the main reason that no one is really talking about this exact picture, is because this is the ONLY moment of the entire Super Bowl that the NFL MVP was mature. And for a super brief moment at that. You cannot excuse someone for a night of behavior based on a 3 second encounter.

    And to be clear, I know he was losing the whole game. I'm sure that has to hurt super bad. I would be pissed off and upset too. I just think about all of the young ones who look up to him and saw him throwing a fit on the sidelines and disregarding the whole post game interview. It's part of the job that he signed up for. He gets paid for it. He has no problem whatsoever boasting about how amazing he is at those interviews when he is winning. But can't handle it when he's not. That is not what I'd call a "good loser".

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    Interesting back and forth here. I see merits in both arguments. I just think Cam acts like a kid playing a game. And in most ways, that's kinda refreshing. In others, it's obnoxious. But maybe we sometimes forget that it's just a game, meant for fun competition. At least Cam seems to know that, through and through. (for better AND definitely worse)