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Cam Newton came into the league with aspirations bigger than being just a football player. He wanted to become “an icon and entertainer,” reported Sports Illustrated’s Peter King from the 2011 NFL Combine. What seemed a minor comment was controversial enough, King later claimed, to totally sour one head coach with a high position that year’s draft and became great fodder for media critics.
Read MoreFor all the flash that causes some people to dislike Cam, the bigger than life smile, the celebrations, there are moments that endear him to everyone. His ritual of giving a touchdown football to a kid in the stands is probably the best. Everyone loves it, even Jerry Richardson, who supposedly instructed Cam to continue the celebration ritual despite fines that would be administered by the NFL for giving away game balls.
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