Former Pantra Steve SR SR’s star returned to Cam Newton for the ‘Score Sho Losers’ remark
Former star Carolina Panthers Steve Smith Sr. came to defend his former teammates on Tuesday after Cam Newton The players were described as “losers” before the striker got there.
Panters chose Smith in the third round of draft 2001. Ten years later, Panters They found their franchise striker in Newton with the total number 1 choice. Carolina was three times in the playoffs, including the appearance of Super Bowl, before Newton was elected.
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Steve Smith, #89, Carolina Panthers, #89, and Cam Newton, #1, sharing laughter during the first half of the NFL football match against Pittsburgh Steeler on Thursday, August 29, 2013 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn, file)
Carolina was 2-14 in 2010, which leaned the team with the total number 1 choice. Newton entered and eventually helped improve the team winners. They made a Super Bowl 50 – just to lose to Denver Broncos. Smith left Tim after the 2013 season.
Newton’s “loser” remark came during Podcast interview “overtime” When asked what types of pressures the winner Heisman Trophy Travis Hunter may face after entering the league.
“You could be the first choice, but, brother, you don’t have a way to influence the game like the striker does,” Newton said. “You can lock the receiver number 1. You can make impact plays on insult everything you want, but it’s still not like an attacker. My problem is that when I was the first choice, I entered the loser locker room. Just honestly.
“The guys did not know how to win; the guys did not know how to prepare. They did not take seriously that we realized that it was 2-14. It was a lot of 2-14 in the mentality of these guys.”
Steve Smith, #89, #89, and Cam Newton, #1, Slavo Smith’s catch for Touchdown against the Oakland Raiders during the first half of the NFL football game Charlotte, North Carolina, on Sunday, December 2nd, 2012. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn, file)
The note did not sit well with Smith.
“53 Men’s locker rooms – 1 = 52 losers. Wow … breaking news to 89,” he wrote in the initial post on X.
“I watched and listened to the time in @cameronnewton talk about @panthers! None of us is perfect. Yes, we were 2-14 before you blessed us in ur presence. The way you talked about @panthers lately ‘I’m very disappointed.
One fan pointed out that Smith had been critical of pantheses in the past.
“I never gave up my words,” he said in the answer. “However, calling men in the locker room for the losers is not slander, it is a disrespect!
Reports in the past are far from what the Panthers organization should be heard from its most famous alumni.
Carolina has not had the winning season since 2017. It was the last time they made playoffs. Since then, the team had five major coaches with three temporary main coaches.
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Carolina Panthers Cam Newton striker, #1, on a side in the second quarter against the New Orleans Saints at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on January 2. January 2022. (Chuck Cook-USA Today Sport)
The panthers were 5-12 in 2024, which is an improvement compared to its 2-15 seasons of 2023.
Associated Press contributed to this report.
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