The Panthers only just arrived in the Bay Area for Super Bowl 50, but Cam Newton has already made some waves with his comments.
On Wednesday, the quarterback caused a stir by saying he’s “an African-American quarterback that may scare a lot of people because they haven’t seen nothing that they can compared that to.”
On Sunday night, he clarified those comments in an interview with ESPN at halftime of the Pro Bowl.
“I didn’t mean it come off as a race thing,” Newton said. “I didn’t mean it to come off as anybody that’s being brash or flamboyant about a specific question, I was just saying facts. I’m hoping to be a trailblazer, to not give an avenue not only for African-American quarterbacks, but athletic quarterbacks as well.”