Cam Newton wouldn't trade MVP Award for Super Bowl Ring

[PNW_PantherMan]

I thought the Allen Iverson comparison was a good one.  Both players had short peaks, but were goat level for a brief period.  Both players lost in the finals and didn’t win the championship.  Court was pretty tilted for the Lakers if I recall.

[outlaw4]

First off, I'm not a big fan of these hypotheticals. 

Second, I'm often skeptical of what people say in that type of forum. Far too many saying things because shock value equals attention. 

Third, a football team is - at minimum - 50+ players plus coaches and all the support staff on and off the field.  I personally don’t like this notion as much but the quarterback is usually the face of the franchise, the leader. You give up your body and soul for everyone around you to where individual achievements are secondary if it means you leave the field as the ultimate winner along with everyone else. To this day, I still remember Thomas Davis utterly broken after losing the SB and the man played with a busted arm. You're telling me an MVP award isn't worth giving up if it meant he could've cried tears of joy instead? To give all those kids that special moment in their lives watching a victory parade? To put that cherry on the top for every fan here on that 2015 season instead of us still wondering if we'll ever see the Panthers lifting the Lombardi within our lifetimes?

I don't know, man. Maybe it's just how I view leadership as being so much more about those around you than yourself. 

[flagfootballcoach28]

Not surprising. Can’t think of any other MVP winning QB who would say this.