![]() ![]() He hates to lose, that’s the bottom line,” Rivera said. Panthers coach Ron Rivera said while he prefers his fifth-year quarterback would have handled the situation a little better, he understands where he is coming from and what he felt at the time. “When you invest so much time and sacrifice so much and things don’t go as planned, I think emotions take over,” Newton said. Newton said his emotions were raw after the game and he simply didn’t want to talk to the media. The quarterback went on to say, “Who are you to say that your way is right? I have all of these people who are condemning and saying this, that and the third, but what makes your way right?”Īt one point during Newton’s nearly seven-minute interview, his teammates walked behind the media gathered three-deep around his locker and starting saying, “We love you, Cam,” and even sang him a song lightning the mood. ![]() “If I offended anybody that’s cool, but I know who I am and I’m not about to conform nor bend for anybody’s expectations because yours or anybody’s expectations would never exceed mine,” Newton said. Newton said he believes the situation is being overblown by the media, and added he doesn’t plan to change how he reacts to losing just to appease his critics. “Show me a good loser and I’ll show you a loser,” Newton said today as players cleaned out their lockers at the team’s downtown stadium. The league’s MVP has been widely criticized for walking out of a three-minute press conference after a 24-10 loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday in which he answered questions with mostly one- and two-word responses while sulking in his chair wearing a black Carolina Panthers hoodie over his head. » Cam Newton isn’t apologizing for acting like a “sore loser” after the Super Bowl. ![]()
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