Source: Creative Services / InteractiveOne
It’s been less than 48 hours since Carolina Panther QB Cam Newton made a statement to a female reporter that would put the bulls-eye on his back. On Wednesday a female reporter asked Newton about Devin Funchess’s route running and his response was; “It’s funny to hear a female talk about routes.”
Almost instantly we knew there would be repercussions as the NFL and its players are all under the public’s microscope. Dannon was the first to sound-off by dropping Newton from his endorsement deal for their yogurt products.
The plot thickened as it was reported today that the female reporter Newton referenced, Jourdan Rodrigue, made racist comments on Twitter four years ago that wasn’t much of a big deal to her newspaper employer, The Charlotte Observer.
Rodrigue has since issued an apology for her Twitter comments:
Cam Newton has released a heartfelt apology via his Facebook account and he touches on losing major sponsorship behind his comments. Watch below:
https://twitter.com/ASAP_SportsNews/status/916133211713015809
Is Cam’s apology the end of this debacle or do you think there will be more repercussions to come?
