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Cam Newton Becomes a Tailgater, and the Guys Are Ready for Week 1

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Brief overview

Cam Newton joins Ringer Tailgate to defend running quarterbacks and relive 2010, while the hosts roast Joel.

  1. Cam says the pocket hurt him, not runningHe calls the physical-running-style explanation for his injuries the biggest misconception of his career.
  2. Joel answers beef on Twitter, not on airVan and Tate call it fine bombing; Joel says he released his public statement and has nothing more to add.
  3. Auburn 2010 was driven by a Florida grudgeDenied a title ring under Urban Meyer, Cam vowed to win his own and prepared like a man possessed.
Executive Summary AI
  • The Wednesday show opens with week zero done and TCU 0-1 after losing to North Carolina in Dublin, with Joel Anderson claiming he was the only one who said the game would be close.0:50
  • Van Lathan and Tate confront Joel over a Dominique Foxworth and Charlie Kravitz video mocking him, accusing him of 'fine bombing' instead of hitting back; Joel says he already answered on Twitter and invited Charlie to a Ringer Tailgate field day.7:00
  • Cam Newton joins and says his optimism about Auburn under Coach Golish rests on a quarterback who is not afraid to run, and rejects the idea that running shortened his career, insisting his injuries came in the pocket.21:51
  • Cam names the LSU game as the one that defined him because LSU were the bullies that year with Patrick Peterson, Claiborne and Honey Badger, and says the Heisman moment run only counts because of the opponent.29:33
  • He traces the whole 2010 season to Urban Meyer telling him he could not get a national championship ring at Florida, and to playing through an NCAA investigation while his father was kept from the stands.45:16
Key Quote
“The biggest misconception of Cam Newton's career is that he had a very physical running style that impacted his tenure in the league.”
— Cam Newton25:59
Key Quote
“My injuries came in the pocket, brother.”
— Cam Newton26:18
Key Quote
“I think it stunts the growth of the younger players.”
— Van Lathan31:45