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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton laughed and made light of a female reporter who asked about one of his teammates, saying it was "funny to hear a female" ask the question.

Charlotte Observer beat reporter Jourdan Rodrigue asked Newton during Wednesday's news conference about wide receiver Devin Funchess embracing the physicality of routes and if Newton got enjoyment out of that.

Newton responded, "It's funny to hear a female talk about routes like -- it's funny.''

Panthers director of communications Steven Drummond said in a statement that he spoke with Newton and Rodrigue "and I know they had a conversation where he expressed regret for using those words. We strive as a department to make the environment for media comfortable for everyone covering the team."

Rodrigue said in a statement that Newton did not apologize.

"This afternoon, I did my job as an NFL beat writer and asked Cam Newton a question about one of his receivers. I was dismayed by his response, which not only belittled me but countless other women before me and beside me who work in similar jobs," Rodrigue said. "I sought Mr. Newton out as he left the locker room a few minutes later. He did not apologize for his comments."

According to a Charlotte Observer report, Rodrigue asked Newton afterward whether he thought a woman couldn't understand receiver routes.

"Newton said she wasn't really seeing specific routes when watching the game, she was just seeing if somebody was open," the Observer reported. "She argued that he didn't know what she saw nor how hard she had studied football, and that maybe the two of them needed to have a deeper conversation.

"Newton said that maybe he should have said it was funny to hear 'reporters' talk about routes and that, if she actually did know about them, then she knew more than most reporters," according to the Observer. "Then he gestured toward the locker room, still filled with her colleagues."

Rodrigue, who the Observer reported had introduced herself to Newton last October on her first day with the newspaper, asked him if he knew her name. Newton said he did not, according to the report.

"Jourdan Rodrigue, Charlotte Observer," she said before walking away, according to the report.

Mike Persinger, the executive sports editor of the Observer, said Newton's comments were "unfortunate and out of line."

"The question Jourdan asked during the news conference was a good one, like countless other questions about football strategy and nuance she has asked in the course of doing her job,'' Persinger said.

In a statement, the NFL said "the comments are just plain wrong and disrespectful to the exceptional female reporters and all journalists. They do not reflect the thinking of the league."

The Association for Women in Sports Media said in a statement that it "is very discouraged by Cam Newton's disrespectful remarks and actions directed to a female reporter during today's Carolina Panthers media conference. As a watchdog group, AWSM demands fair treatment and positive workplace environments for women working in sports media."

The Pro Football Writers of America also condemned Newton's comments, saying in a statement that he "crossed the line."

Newton made headlines earlier in his career for his interaction with the media after the Panthers' loss to the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 50, when he cut short his session with reporters.



I find this hilarious because Cam just said what we all are feeling-by the way the reporter is rather attractive-how do you think that factored into her getting her job, or was it her knowledge of routes?

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I tried to post a photo, moderators please feel free to edit, my apologies in advance.

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More outrage in the post from the virtue signalling hoarde, rinse and repeat

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My initial thought was that the feminazi's would come for his head. They did.

My second thought was how some of these athlete's must either live in a bubble or be totally unaware of the social climate these days.

My last thoughts were that since this was Cam Newton making the comment which only magnifies the potential of this being overblown

Then I changed the channel

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Yea I thought owners wanted to protect freedom of expression of their players lol.

If it's not submission to leftist ideas all of a sudden you're not allowed to say it. Had to crack the whip on Cam lest he start thinking for himself.

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Total non story. 24 hour sports networks with nothing else to report about just are creating controversy where there isn't any. Don't give this any attention and it will die.

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Chick typist asks a rambling question that boils down to "Do you enjoy watching players play hard and fight for extra yardage?" Seriously. She throws in terms like "routes" and "physicality" to try to sound like she knows the game but she's really just asking how he feels about seeing his teammates play well. What's Cam supposed to say? Then she acts butthurt when Cam laughs - then she tries for a private meeting to discuss it. A private meeting, huh? I see where this is going.

Here's why she's really mad:

Quote:Rodrigue, whom the Observer reported had introduced herself to Newton last October on her first day with the newspaper, asked him if he knew her name. Newton said he did not, according to the report.

I guarantee she's just pissed that Cam didn't remember who she was.

Anyway, WB.

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To be fair, it's a dumb fucking question.

Luckily for Cam, the dumb bitch used a racial epithet a few years back on Twitter.

http://www.ibtimes.com/racist-cam-newton...gy-2597847

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(10-05-2017 12:11 PM)Captainstabbin Wrote:  Anyway, WB.

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(10-05-2017 12:36 PM)renotime Wrote:  To be fair, it's a dumb fucking question.

Luckily for Cam, the dumb bitch used a racial epithet a few years back on Twitter.

http://www.ibtimes.com/racist-cam-newton...gy-2597847

Even the linked article is white knighting. It says she wrote the word nigger in a tweet "years ago", when she was in her early 20's. She is now 25!

Ha! That means it was at most a few years ago, but they act like it was a different era, and she's not the same person now after all these years. Bullshit.

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The only routes females should concern themselves about knowing is the route to the kitchen and the route to the door.

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(10-05-2017 01:05 PM)[email protected] Wrote:  The only routes females should concern themselves about knowing is the route to the kitchen and the route to the door.

You forgot the route to the bedroom.

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This tells us that white upper class women are so sure that black males are below them on the oppression ladder, they now feel comfortable going after them publicly.

Glad he didn't apologize.

Next time he meets her face to face he should say, I won't apologize, but feel free to take a knee any time.

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"The Association for Women in Sports Media"

LOL.

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Cam should double down and use the reporter's tweet as evidence...maybe play the race card and act as the victim

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I love it when they eat their own. Another win.

And yes, of course it's stupid.

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Even though the Panthers just beat my Patriots last Sunday and I've never liked him..

Did I just become a Cam Newton fan?

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The reporter's tweet response: "I don't think it's "funny" to be a female and talk about routes. I think it's my job."

Talk about easily offended and hyper sensitive. Why have a job like that in the first place if you are going to act like a delicate flower? What a joke. Whatever, like the poster said above, it's great to see these people eat their own.

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Moronic question (most are in these things) and pretty harmless response, but he should still have some awareness of the current social climate and know better.

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Young prettyish white girl says the word "physicality" to male athlete.

Y'all thinking what I'm thinking...?

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aaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnndddddddddddd they made him apologize... that was in record time i think.

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(10-05-2017 01:20 PM)astro Wrote:  "The Association for Women in Sports Media"

LOL.

Women love to make a club out of everything...just to prove how are strong and independent they are.

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(10-05-2017 01:13 PM)Captainstabbin Wrote:  

(10-05-2017 01:05 PM)[email protected] Wrote:  The only routes females should concern themselves about knowing is the route to the kitchen and the route to the door.

You forgot the route to the bedroom.

Where did you think she was coming from??

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(10-05-2017 10:00 PM)MajorStyles Wrote:  

(10-05-2017 01:20 PM)astro Wrote:  "The Association for Women in Sports Media"
LOL.

Women love to make a club out of everything...just to prove how are strong and independent they are.

Mean-time, when I calmly yet confidently stroll past young chicks, the Herculean efforts they'll make to suddenly look at the boring paint store window or suddenly look at their smart phone does not indicate a prevailing notion of "grrrl power"...

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Quote:To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize - Voltaire