Cam Newton Critical Of Himself After Win Over Cardinals: ‘ I Knew I Jeopardized The Team ’

BOSTON (CBS) — Typically, when a quarterback completes just nine passes and posts a passer rating of 23.6 in a full game, he’s not going to come out with a win. Cam Newton bucked that trend by delivering a key third-down run en route to a game-winning field goal drive on Sunday vs. the Cardinals. Newton’s final stat line as a passer was ugly: 9-for-18, 84 yards, 0 TDs, 2 INTs. And after Nick Folk’s 50-yard field goal sailed through the uprights, Newton was seen saying “I’m sorry” to offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels. Cam Newton: “I’m sorry man” to Josh McDaniels. pic.twitter.com/dc4xASDjSp — Mark Dondero (@MarkDondero) November 29, 2020 A day later, in his weekly interview on The Greg Hill Show on WEEI, Newton explained why he said what he did to McDaniels. “It’s just a culmination of everything,” Newton said, noting that he obviously didn’t know that he was on camera when he said that. “It was just a dialogue between me and Josh, man. Everybody was happy, as was I. And I just knew that I jeopardized the team in a way. Right? And nobody, especially not one of the leaders on the team, wants to have that happen.” Newton continued: “You’re talking to a person who’s not oblivious to the way that I played yesterday is unacceptable. But at the same time, I’m not about to sit up here and be sorry, sorry, sorry, I apologize, I apologize, I apologize. I said what I ha...
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