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Former Panthers star Cam Newton refuses to back down from 'locker room of losers' comments
Cam Newton earned Rookie of the Year honors in 2011 and helped lift the Carolina Panthers to a Super Bowl berth. The team had a 2-14 record the season before his arrival.
Panthers' Cam Newton doubles down on ‘loser’ remarks after ex-teammates fire back
Cam Newton may have upset his ex-Carolina Panthers teammates after his comments about joining losers when he was drafted to the team, and he isn't backing down. Days after making the statement, Newton doubled down and spoke about his remarks on his 4th and 1 podcast.
Cam Newton doubles down on saying Panthers had ‘locker room of losers’ prior to drafting him
Former Carolina star quarterback Cam Newton doubled down on recent comments that the Panthers had “a locker room of losers” before drafting him with the No. 1 overall pick in 2011, saying his remarks were “aggressive” but “true.
Cam Newton doubles down on Panthers jabs: ‘It was a losers’ mentality’
Cam Newton’s original comments came on another podcast with former Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter, in which Newton said, “I went into a locker room of losers.”
Steve Smith angered by Cam Newton's 'losers' comment on 2011 Panthers
That was certainly the case for Newton when he entered the league in 2011. The previous year was a brutal slog for the Panthers, as they finished with a 2-14 record, which was bad enough to get John Fox fired as head coach.
Cam Newton calls his “locker room of losers” remark “aggressive but true”
Former Panthers quarterback Cam Newton recently said that he arrived in 2011 to a “locker room of losers.” Former teammate Steve Smith Sr. and other Panthers from the 2010 team took exception. Newton addressed the situation on the latest episode of his Fourth and 1 podcast.
Ex-Panthers star Steve Smith Sr fires back at Cam Newton over 'locker room of losers' remark
Former Carolina Panthers star Steve Smith Sr. fired back at his former teammate Cam Newton over a remark about the locker room being filled with "losers" when he arrived.
More former Panthers take exception to Cam Newton's 'locker room of losers' comments
Steve Smith Sr. isn’t the only former Panther who seems irked about Cam Newton’s “locker room of losers” label.
Cam Newton's 'Losers' Comments Were a 'Slap in the Face,' Former Panthers CB Says
“For him to say that we was losers was a slap in the face,” Munnerlyn told The Athletic's Joseph Person. “This was a team who was two years removed from playing in the NFC divisional round against the Arizona Cardinals. We lost a couple pieces. We had Checkdown Jimmy Clausen at quarterback and we had a bad year. … For him to say losers was crazy."
More Panthers from 2010 team clap back at Cam Newton's 'locker room of losers' comment: 'A slap in the face'
If you somehow had "the 2010 and 2011 Carolina Panthers being talked during Super Bowl week" on your 2025 bingo card, stop reading this and go buy some lotto tickets right now. Somehow, someway, though here we are,
MAILBAG: Why has Cam Newton been criticizing the Carolina Panthers lately?
Cam Newton stirred controversy in Panthers Nation earlier this week.
Cam Newton responds to former teammate's egregious Hall of Fame snub
There may eventually be a day when Cam Newton is eligible for and fights his own Hall of Fame battle. For now, two other Carolina Panthers players, both of whom ...
Panthers great Cam Newton on Luke Kuechly not being a first-ballot Hall of Famer: 'He got robbed'
Cam Newton on his former teammate Luke Kuechly not being voted a first-ballot Hall of Famer: “Yeah, I think he got robbed.” ...