While understanding that getting in the face of a teenager isn't the greatest of look for someone who is not at all unfamiliar with the occasional awful one, I think one aspect of this video that's flying under the radar is the ruthlessness of the next generation. I mean, not for nothing, but Cam Newton responded to a wrath of ridicule by lurching down in a fashion that could only be duplicated by the Mega-Ultra-Super-Duper-Saurus in 'Jurassic Park 10: The 9th Return Of The Failed Experiment'. One of the most physically imposing athletes in all of sports basically created the moment of tension that's meant to draw a jarring juxtaposition between the sheer size difference between a genetically-engineered dinosaur and its human prey...and it barely bought him a second free of Super Bowl jokes. It's expected of a professional athlete to ignore the occupational hazard of hecklers as he jogs in and out of stadiums full of dumb drunkards, but that's not at all what we are talking about here. It sure looks to me as though Cam Newton graciously volunteered his time to help mold the young players that could, in theory, eventually replace him...only to end up getting chirped non-stop by an overly aggressive pack of annoying little brothers. Turning a deaf ear to those that wouldn't even care if they were scared into publicly wetting their pants so long as getting an NFL MVP's attention netted them the false validation of retweets definitely would have behooved Cam Newton. However, I would imagine you can only be reminded of one of the lowest moments of your career but so many times before irritably reacting to a peanut gallery full of pip-squeaks wondering aloud what you got Von Miller for Father's Day. Personally, I don't think Cam Newton has a damn thing to apologize for. No when even doing right by the future of football proved to be a thankless endeavor that left him under attack by the next crop of attention-starved kids that are self-aware enough to know they aren't in danger, but shameless enough to remain immune to the lasting effects of intimidation in feasting on someone else's fame.
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