Panthers owner Richardson puts Cam Newton on the clock

[Tarheels23]

Man what a great read! This article will tell you all you need to know about Cam.

http://www.islandpacket.com/2011/04/29/1638215/panthers-owner-richardson-puts.html

[Awesomeness!!]

"How will Jimmy Clausen feel if you draft me?" Newton asked.

I didn't think Cam gave 2 shits about Clausen. Awesome..

[DFive]

Richardson asked Newton what mattered most - being drafted No. 1, or becoming a Panther.

"No, sir, I want to play for the Carolina Panthers," Newton said.

"You don't want to play in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, some place like that?" Richardson asked.

"No sir," said Newton. "I would be very happy to come here and make my career here."

Read more: http://www.islandpacket.com/2011/04/29/1638215/panthers-owner-richardson-puts.html#ixzz1KykpOdmF

Aww shucks, I bet he tells that to all the teams picking number 1! :rolleyes:

[Tarheels23]

Aww shucks, I bet he tells that to all the teams picking number 1! :rolleyes:

Can anyone say Peppers!

[BBQ&Beer]

Good read.

[King Taharqa]

Excellent article. Mr. Richardson and Cam share some things in common I see. Very candid of him to address his critics. Almost sounds like he posts here. ;)

[Tarheels23]

There's a lot to be said for a young athlete not having any tattoos and piercing in this day and age.

[Jackofalltrades]

I read it slow with my internal James Earl Jones voice for character.

Good read, hope he accepts and applies coaching quickly.

[Brandon]

To me the handwritten letter really stands out, especially because Richardson has never received a letter from a potential draftee before. I may have had some questions about Cam the player before but I'm glad to see many of them are being answered.

[Jackofalltrades]

My questions about Cam the man are being answered, I still have plenty about him as a NFL QB.

[Vagrant]

I am actually hoping he proves me wrong at this point. I didn't like the idea from the first time it was mentioned, but he's a Panther now and as such, he has my support. Now let's get back to football.

[PantherBoy95]

OK the man even made me sign in just to post this c/ I'm so impressed.

That article was GREAT...even if he's just BS'ing and putting on a front he's doing a heck of a job. Some people don't even try to put on a front and if he is, he's going above and beyond IMO.

As stated before it says A LOT about his morals that he doesn't have tattoos (then again I know some people who do horrible things that have neither).

I LOVEEEE the comment about how he didn't just want to be the #1 pick he wanted to be a Panther...do I believe it? HEEECCCKKKK NO... but was it a inspiring to hear...HECK YES (then again IDK why we treat these players like 4 year olds and congratulate them for giving the obvious politically correct answer)

[scarface]

There's a lot to be said for a young athlete not having any tattoos and piercing in this day and age.

Not really.

[YourManInAmsterdam]

There's a lot to be said for a young athlete not having any tattoos and piercing in this day and age.

As stated before it says A LOT about his morals that he doesn't have tattoos...

What exactly does it say?

I don't ask the question with a particular bias, as I don't have any tattoos or piercings and I'm 33 years old.

But really. What does applied pigment to a person's skin or decorative, quasi-surgical punctures say about a young athlete, or any person's character in general?