"Entertainment icon" progress

[MechaZain]

With all the celebration dance hate going around I think it's worth noting that Cam's closer to his "entertainment icon" dream now than ever before. For the first time I'm seeing a lot of non-fans across the country talk about him each week, and almost entirely positive. Celebrities and rappers are namedropping him and now even people outside of the market are calling for MVP.

Popular rapper Future rapped "getting money like Cam Newton" and we haven't lost since.

Lebron and Steph, the two biggest names in basketball, have given Cam public support.

With a couple of GB fans as the exception the general consensus on taking the sign seems to be pro-Cam.

Continued ad campaigns.

Lots of charitable work this year from the whole team and Cam's ball giving getting more attention making for great PR.

Black Twitter is having a ball with his "keep me out of the end zone" line.

BONUS: Cam is a squeaky clean and avoids all of the vices of being a young rich athlete. No alcohol, strippers, guns, drugs, etc 

An entertainment icon in sports to me is someone like Michael Jordan, Michael Vick, Allen Iverson. An explosive talent and personality that captures the imaginations of the urban market. Kaepernick came out with tattoos and a sneaker collection so ESPN tried hard to make him the hip hop bad boy of football, but the only NFL players that are truly taking off with audiences are Cam and OBJ and we're seeing Cam pull away with it. This is for two simple reasons: wins, and he's owning his personality.

Winning really is everything. None of Cam's record shattering seasons as an individual ever got the attention that 9-0 is. I also think we're seeing the first season where Cam is not compromising himself to satisfy people who want to be lowkey at all times. He speaks from the heart at press conferences and that's why get memorable lines like "keep me out of the end zone" and "You can't sell a Whopper at McDonalds" instead of the generic answers of the past.

So whether you love his dances or not, I'm pretty sure we officially have the coolest player in the league in the Carolina Panthers' QB and I can't wait to see what comes next.

[Daddy_Uncle]

Tl/dr

[FootballMaestro]

Don't worry. I did read it.

Thanks, for your thoughts!!

[FootballMaestro]

PS: My only quibble, would be your comment "An explosive talent and personality that captures the imaginations of the urban market."

Not sure what you meant by "urban market". But suburban and rural kids like Jordan, Cam, and OBJ, etc.. as well, BTW

[Montsta]

It's the protein yogurt

[PhillyB]

he dat deal

[KissMyConverse]

To your point. I go to the same bar every weekend that the Panthers are not Televised. Because of this over the last year I have met a ton of regulars there (being a regular myself) I have basically a reserved seat and reserved TV that plays the Panthers games every time (since I've sat there we have not lost a regular season game).

I have become friends with Raiders/Chargers/9'ers/Bears/Packers/Rams etc fans.... they have all started to follow the Panthers closer than before because they can't believe the juju I have going on with that seat. As the Bar manager says "You can't beat the seat"

I bring this up because a side effect of this is they are also paying more attention to Cam. And the universal consensus is they love him. I had a Bears fan to my left, Chargers, Raiders, 9'ers fan to my right... they all lost their collective poo when Cam kept his dance going. They loved it more than I did. 

[MechaZain]

34 minutes ago, FootballMaestro said:

PS: My only quibble, would be your comment "An explosive talent and personality that captures the imaginations of the urban market."

Not sure what you meant by "urban market". But suburban and rural kids like Jordan, Cam, and OBJ, etc.. as well, BTW

Definitely. To be a true star everyone and their grandma has to like you but in entertainment that starts with the hip hop audience crowning you these days. That's cultural and not regional though, you're right.

Like there's always better and and well known players but few will ever be as cool as Vick or Iverson were in their prime. 

[L-TownCat]

I'm a 30 something white guy and I drench my panties every time Cam does something cool.

[Cat]

1 hour ago, Montsta said:

It's the protein yogurt

We call it Cam Newton yogurt and we eat it almost every day. 

[joeyxfresco]

1 hour ago, Daddy_Uncle said:

Tl/dr

You're so edgy. 

 

 

And I love that Cam is quickly becoming the "it" player for the NFL. I don't mind new fans at all and I've been trying to put all my friends who don't follow football to closely on at least being a Cam fan for everything else he brings to table. The future is bright and I'm loving every minute of it. I visiting family in Gerogia this weekend and I was surprised on how many kids and people complimented me on my Newton jersey in Falcon country. Its also really exciting when I wear any kind of Panther gear in Austin, TX and people not looking at me like they have no clue who the Panthers or Cam is or just straight is teasing me for being a Panther through all those terrible years with Clausen/Carr/Moore 

[Sam Mills Fan]

If we win a Super Bowl, Cam will be the face of the league. He's on his way to being a Hall of Famer. And when Peyton Manning retires this offseason, all of his endorsement deals will have to go somewhere. Hmm...I wonder where they might go?

[KissMyConverse]

21 minutes ago, joeyxfresco said:

You're so edgy. 

 

 

And I love that Cam is quickly becoming the "it" player for the NFL. I don't mind new fans at all and I've been trying to put all my friends who don't follow football to closely on at least being a Cam fan for everything else he brings to table. The future is bright and I'm loving every minute of it. I visiting family in Gerogia this weekend and I was surprised on how many kids and people complimented me on my Newton jersey in Falcon country. Its also really exciting when I wear any kind of Panther gear in Austin, TX and people not looking at me like they have no clue who the Panthers or Cam is or just straight is teasing me for being a Panther through all those terrible years with Clausen/Carr/Moore 

Before I moved to California I was working in Atlanta and living in Raleigh. It was our 12-4 season a few years ago so the Falcons fans had a reason to be mad. I flew to and from every week... 

Well I would wear my Newton Jersey every flight and without fail the airport workers would tell me how much they loved my jersey... hated my team, but loved my jersey.