Cam Newton‘s debut with the New England Patriots couldn’t have gone much better.
The quarterback ran for two touchdowns and 75 yards during New England’s 21-11 win over the Miami Dolphins. However, a scuffle with several opposing players after the game threatened to overshadow the former MVP’s performance.
Newton said Dolphins players, which seemingly included Christian Wilkins, Elandon Roberts, and Shaq Lawson, were trying to grab his chain.
“It was a competitive game – on both sides,” Newton said, according to NESN’s Doug Kyed. “You just have to realize who you’re talking to, and just keep everything in the game. I realized I was talking to a person that’s known for doing splits. So, it wasn’t characteristic of myself to keep going back and forth.”
He added: “They were reaching for my chain. I think that kind of got up under my skin, but throughout it all, man, listen, I don’t want nothing taken away from a great team game that we did have. And I don’t want to be selfish and kind of focus or dwell on that.”
Wilkins famously celebrated Clemson’s national title by doing the splits.
CAM WANTED ALL THE SMOKE WITH WILKINS AFTER THE GAME! ???????????? pic.twitter.com/G3eh7OOBC1
— KÏŁŁÄ ČÄM (@FTBeard1) September 13, 2020
Here’s the video for you when the chain was pulled off his neck and you can see it fall from Cam Newton hands. I would be pissed too ????????♂️ pic.twitter.com/amWYoZ0zGP
— Edwin C. (DJ Bebo) (@ItsBeboBtchs) September 13, 2020
Newton showed that he still has his chains despite Miami’s efforts over a video conference call with reporters before adding that the Patriots “got the thing that was most valuable today, and that’s the win.”
