Comments on: Girl lets Hall of Fame have Cam Newton’s record football

By: maddogwhite

maddogwhite — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:17:42 +0000

“Don’t worry they’ll be more balls to come from Cam scoring TD runs this season!!”

Sure, as long as he keeps calling his own number from the one yard line. Bet his running backs love him for that.

No wonder his team is 4-8, and their wins have been against NFL powerhouses the Jags, Colts, Redskins, and Bucs — none with more than 4 wins themselves.

Duh, WINNING.

By: insertnamehere2

insertnamehere2 — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 02:39:06 +0000

Classless are most of these posts’ Thanx Cam!!

By: couldntthinkofaname

couldntthinkofaname — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 02:04:32 +0000

It’s a shame that some people are so miserable they can read a story like this and just be cynical. It’s a nice story and the girl sounds like a nice kid.

The more I hear about Newton, the more I like him.

To quote Michael Irvin and Deon Sanders……

“Cam! Ohhhhhhh Cam!”

By: sgtr0c

sgtr0c — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 02:03:58 +0000

renaissanceman87 nailed it, first post…….

Really NFL, NFL Players, you make millions off us, and you want to take the ball back. The moment was not he rushing touchdown, you a55clowns, it was that Cam was giving the ball to the 16 yr old girl in the HOMEMADE T-SHIRT. You People are idiots. Hey D Toner, it wasn;t Cam’s ball, it was te girl’s, who paid $75 for the ticket. NFL, that story is a free commercial, a free PRICELESS moment for Visa, and you are more concerned about getting an extra $25 from some one NOT to see it at the NFL hof. Pathetic.

By: vikesandravens78

vikesandravens78 — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:40:17 +0000

I bet it’ll be Newton’s jersey from the game, autographed. That would be a classy move by the Panthers if it happened.

By: cardmagnet

cardmagnet — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:22:14 +0000

Her name should be included on the Hall of Fame plaque like “Donated by Katie Brown”.

By: someidiotfromouthereintheprojects

someidiotfromouthereintheprojects — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:13:45 +0000

cam is a freaking rockstar, he’s already the face of the carolinas. anyone who doesn’t love the kid is a loser. all he does is make incredible plays every sunday. he throws tds, runs for tds, and gives the balls to little kids. there isn’t a more incredible, more likable guy in the nfl

By: castleanthrax

castleanthrax — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:39 +0000

It’s actually hard to believe that Grogan’s record held as long as it did considering the likes of Young, Cunningham, Moon, etc. have played since.

This guy has been much better than I expected…

By: Fantasy Football Legend

Fantasy Football Legend — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 23:58:51 +0000

I’m sure she got paid for it. Also I can’t stand Cam Newton, just for the record lol

By: smack1114

smack1114 — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 23:46:31 +0000

I don’t think the football will be worth that much. Unless he doesn’t run for another TD. Once he get’s one more TD the previous ball isn’t worth much.

It was nice of the girl though to give it up.

By: twardyyy

twardyyy — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 23:19:31 +0000

Four hats? Really? Good job.

If that was me, I’d be asking for season tickets for the next three years, a pass to where I can meet all the players, a football autographed by the team, and an autographed Cam Newton jersey.

But that’s just me. I collect sports memorabilia so yeah.. I’d ask for a lot. But she should get something in return instead of 4 freakin’ hats.

That’s ridiculous.

Oh… and she should also get the “talk” about birds and the bees from Cam Newton. Who better to give you the talk than Newton?

By: ppc50

ppc50 — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 23:12:43 +0000

Pilot 2011 – classic comment – still laughing!!! Give her a couple of season tickets for 5 years. And more hats!!! LOL!

By: Tri-State Yanks

Tri-State Yanks — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 23:11:29 +0000

You know, ESPN’s article stated she jokingly asked for Cam to take her to prom…Maybe he ought to do just that, as opposed to sending money or anything.

I’ve always felt something like that would be more memorable than a bunch of memorabilia.

By: whatswiththehate

whatswiththehate — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 23:03:42 +0000

justanotherdummy says:Dec 6, 2011 5:05 PM

I thought he would struggle coming into the NFL. I was wrong, the young man is strong, far better than I had expected. I still believe his father tried to sell him to whichever school’s boosters would pay the most, but Cam is a stud. My hat is off to him.
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Why am I not surprised u would believe his father tried to get paid for him. U simply listened to the same folks who made up all these questions about his ability to play in the NFL despite his background showing otherwise.

I guess since he’s not Andrew Luck, we’ll simply believe everything negative thing we hear about Cam, right?

By: lowleadman

lowleadman — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:59:16 +0000

I’m happy for Cam. He is going to be something to watch in the coming years. I thought the Panthers got screwed when Luck decided to stay in college, but he has proven me wrong.

Setting the rushing td by a qb in a season record was considered one of the 5 hardest NFL records to break. The record stood for over 35 years.

To give this record perspective, it was set by Steve Grogan of the NE Pats. He started as a running qb but over time, and as he lost his ability to run due to a myriad of injuries, he drastically improved his passing game and became a more complete player.

When one looks at the players who have come and gone who were in position to break it, it’s amazing that Steve held it for so long.

John Elway
Fran Tarkenton
Steve Young
Randell Cunningham
Warren Moon
Donovan McNabb
Kordell Stewart
Michael Vick and many more.

A tip of the hat to Steve Grogan, one of the toughest qb’s to ever play the game.

By: randomguy9999

randomguy9999 — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:40:40 +0000

so the Panthers and the HOF took advantage of a 16 year old by :

giving her 4 hats and a random sweaty ball with a random snowglobe to be named later

in exchange for an all time record setting ball of significant value?

way to screw over a kid NFL! good job.

By: mwcarolina

mwcarolina — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:39:24 +0000

If Cam doesn’t care then why should the team?
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it’s not the team, it’s the hall of fame people most likely. honestly, Brown showed class here and hopefully got a signed jersey and other things, i think they should invite her to practice one day.

and Ponder breaking the record!!! Ponder doesnt run much for TDs, if anyone breaks this record it’s Cam Newton, Tim Tebow or a future NFL qb who has size.

By: realitypolice

realitypolice — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:29:33 +0000

I know the knee jerk reaction to this is to say how classy a gesture it was for this girl to give the ball back for squat.

I think it is stupid. It is not a person’s responsibility to do nice things for billion dollar corporations, nor million dollar athletes for that matter.

Fans have no “responsibility” to the game of football. Football is a business.

The league charges fans for everything. If the ball “belongs” in the hall, let them buy it. Let’s send a little money in the other direction for once. Her father or mother (assuming they were there) should have stepped in and said, “We’re taking the ball home. Call us with an offer”.

I’m thinking that ball may have been worth a year or two of college for Katie.

The league preys on people who think you have some sort of responsibility to them.

You don’t.

By: 808raiderinparadise

808raiderinparadise — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:26:00 +0000

4 hats worn by:

Jake Delhomme

Jimmy Clausen

Matt Moore

Cam Newton

By: phatsuo

phatsuo — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:20:48 +0000

Uh, remember the lock out? She should have worked the NFL for every penny she could – just like the players and owners do.

By: lostsok

lostsok — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:20:04 +0000

I hate Cam coming out, but I’m done. There’s just no way to dislike this kid. He does everything right, on and off the field. He may have made some mistakes, but he’s clearly a better person for it…and how can you root against that?

This story made me feel better about the entire world.

By: glowingstone

glowingstone — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:11:19 +0000

The kid is happy, Cam is happy, the Panthers are happy, the HOF is happy. Half the people posting here are *not* happy. WTF?! Nobody cares what you think.

By: steelergold

steelergold — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:07:56 +0000

Cam has not turned into the media monster everyone expected. I have to give the guy kudos for his interaction with the fans.

By: east96st

east96st — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:06:55 +0000

Great feel good story about a very thoughtful teen. The only downside is the NFL has let the HOF become such a dump. Chances are pretty high that the girl’s house is in nicer condition than the HOF. With all that new TV revenue, they really need to bring the Hall out from 1976.

By: justanotherdummy

justanotherdummy — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:05:37 +0000

By: dannomac21

dannomac21 — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:01:02 +0000

“The Panthers gave Brown another game-used football and four hats”

i fell out of my chair laughing at work after reading this.

at least they weren’t visors.

By: Topher

Topher — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:00:35 +0000

I don’t get the negative comments. Everyone in this situation did a positive thing, does anybody bother to read past the headline or (gasp) follow the link to the original article?!

By: psuravens19

psuravens19 — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:53:19 +0000

Katie Brown is classier than the NFL….

By: tombradyswig

tombradyswig — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:51:08 +0000

Don’t worry they’ll be more balls to come from Cam scoring TD runs this season!!

By: danno1212

danno1212 — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:50:09 +0000

She is my friends daughter, she is so happy. They sent her a signed Cam Jersey and a few tee shirts today!