Cam Newton Walks Off Again During Post-Game Press Conference After Panthers Lose to Saints

Cam Newton wasn't feeling the questions from reporters, repeating his infamous walk-out from the Super Bowl 50 post-game press conference.

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The Panthers are not doing well this season. Their 1-5 record shows they aren't as successful as they were last season at 14-2 that had a berth to Super Bowl 50. And we'd bet that Josh Norman is sipping tea while smirking somewhere in the Redskins locker room about their current team's play.

Cam Newton doesn't find this situation funny at all. He's gone from doing his signature Superman gestures while running out of the Panthers team tunnel on game day to a more subdued Clark Kent with his dapper wardrobe. Yet he can't find a telephone booth to save his team from being basement dwellers of the NFC South division standings.

And you can tell he's not really into facing the media about the Panthers' current situation. Remember when he pouted and walked out on reporters after the Panthers lost to the Broncos in the title game? It's like watching that all over again.


Following the loss to the New Orleans Saints on Sunday (41-38), Newton took questions from reporters and most of his answers were very short. In fact, he was only present at the post-game presser for barely two minutes, delivering generic quotes like "we just gotta find ways to win the football game."

Towards the end of the brief Q&A, Cam began to channel Darth Vader, audibly breathing with clenched teeth inside his closed mouth, and even got to the point where he was answering reporters by saying "next question."

The final straw was when he heard a reporter ask him, "After tying the game in the fourth quarter, how difficult was it helpless watching from the sideline?" Cam suddenly rushed out from the podium after just six questions.

Cam has every reason to be frustrated, but him clearing the the NFL's concussion protocol to start against the Saints should be a win in his eyes. In his return, Newton completed 27 of 47 passes for 322 yards and two touchdowns, with two interceptions. He ran twice for a yard and a touchdown. 

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