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Cam Newton says newborn son can't dab yet, has 'a couple of scholarship offers'
Cam Newton is a proud father, but he admits his newborn son still has a ways to go before he can dab like his daddy.
Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Newton said his son has already taken a jog, has a couple of scholarship offers and is already “super,” though he doesn’t have what it takes to dab quite yet.
“He hasn’t got the style yet,” Newton said, his first public comments about the birth of his son a week ago on Christmas Eve, per ESPN’s David Newton. “I’m pretty sure he’s not too far from it.
“I took him out for a jog yesterday. He was running alongside me. … No, I’m serious. He has a couple of scholarship offers already on the table. I’m not pushing him to be anything. He’s just a ‘Super’ already.”
If he’s anything like Mr. Superman himself, then the young Newton boy will be someone to keep an eye on in the future.
Newton isn’t ready to reveal his son’s name yet, but he did reveal the child weighed 9 pounds, 6 ounces and was 20 inches long at birth.
Many have wondered if having a son had anything to do with Newton’s poor performance in Week 16, when he struggled to make plays against a mediocre Atlanta Falcons defense. Newton finished with 142 yards passing and failed to throw a touchdown pass for just the second time all year in the 20-13 loss.
Newton said this isn’t the case. Instead, he points to a tumultuous week of practice in which there were heavy rains and the Christmas holiday and the Panthers only got one full day of practice in before their NFC South showdown in Atlanta.
“It shows. You see the film. You see a lethargic team out there that’s kind of waiting on the next man or waiting on somebody else to make plays.
“That hasn’t been our M.O. all season.”
Based on the way Newton, who is almost a lock for the NFL’s MVP award, has performed this season, nobody should expect a repeat performance in Week 17.
The Panthers are atop the NFC with a record of 14-1. Remarkably, they must win Sunday on the road against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to ensure they keep the No. 1 seed, because a loss and a win by the Arizona Cardinals would knock Carolina down a peg to No. 2 in the conference.
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