Cam Newton has joined the world of being an analyst, which follows his success with his "4th&1" podcast. Newton has provided some wild takes on his shows, including calling the likes of Brock Purdy and Tua Tagovailoa "system quarterbacks."
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Now, with Newton part of the "First Take" team, he has dropped another take that has already been making waves in the NFL world.
Stephen A. Smith asked if Newton would "give back his league MVP for a Super Bowl." Newton simply responded with, "No."
Newton then gets into the meat of his point by stating:
"You have to ask it through this lens. That was a very journalistic viewpoint or vantage point or response Stephen A. I'll ask you this question, what is most important, impact or championships? ... everybody is not going to be Michael Jordan, everybody is not going to be Patrick Mahomes, everybody is not going to be these individuals who have the luxury of saying, 'Hey, I not only dominated this sport, but I also have championships to back it.'"
"Let me remind you. Brad Johnson won a Super Bowl. Trent Dilfer won a Super Bowl. Respectfully, Nick Foles won a Super Bowl. So, yes when you look at those guys, and you say, 'What's most important, would you have preferred to have a Super Bowl?' I think that that's the humble approach, but if we are being honest, the impact of you holding yourself accountable to say everything has a responsibility to do. You can say as an MVP award winner or All-American, you held yourself or you held your end of the bargain down. That is what it comes down to."
Newton stated that the league MVP is far more important to him considering it was measured as his individual success. He mentions players like Foles and Johnson due to them winning a Super Bowl, but not being recognized as the most important player in the league.
Newton does have a point that winning an MVP is based on individual success, but the usual goal for most NFL players is to not only make it to the Super Bowl but win the championship. His take is a bit strange considering the ultimate goal for most sports is a championship.
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