Cam Newton abruptly left his Super Bowl 50 press conference after the Denver Broncos dominated the Carolina Panthers.
In a sitdown with Ebony magazine, Newton detailed his thought process and discussed that he would do things differently if done over again while continuing to make excuses, per FTW:
"The truth is, I represent something way bigger than myself," Newton told the magazine. "I'm doing it for [my fans and family] and I felt like I let them down."
"Who is anyone to tell me, 'Man, it's just an interview,'" Newton said. "You haven't been in that situation. You didn't have millions of people watching you. Your heart wasn't pumping [with] the embarrassment or the anxiety of the stress of dealing with that type of game.
"I just wasn't ready to talk. Was I mad? Hell, yeah! But there could have been a better way to control it, and that's why I think having more time would have helped."
Newton will have an opportunity to avenge that embarrassing loss when the Panthers take on the Broncos on opening night, September 8, in Denver.
