Jason Whitlock blames Cam Newton’s ‘feminized identity’ for lack of NFL interest in raging sexist take 

Free agent quarterback Cam Newton didn't play in the NFL last season, but he hasn't retired from the league. In fact, earlier this off-season, Newton announced that he would be throwing at Auburn's Pro Day in a private workout in an attempt to impress NFL scouts.

Nearly two weeks after the 2023 NFL Draft, however, Newton remains unsigned. He made a bizarre claim that his hairstyle was one of the reasons why teams may have passed on him.

Writer Jason Whitlock of The Blaze bashed Newton for his assertion. Whitlock stated that teams might not be interested in Newton because his play has regressed and because he is a distraction. However, his description of how Cam Newton has changed may ruffle a few feathers.

Whitlock claimed that Newton acts like a woman and has a "feminized identity."

"Newton thinks like a woman," he said. "If Cam Newton were still in his playing prime, NFL teams would deal with his desire to be a fashion icon and hair model.

"But as a backup quarterback, no NFL team wants to deal with the distraction of Cam’s childlike, feminized identity. No coach wants Cam influencing his starting quarterback to waste time on fashion, dreadlocks, and cornrows."

This highly contentious take by Whitlock was in response to Newton's comments on Josina Anderson's Undefined podcast.

“It’s been hinted, and I’m not changing. People have hinted to where they say, like, ‘Cam, we want you to go back to the 2015, clean-cut Cam'. But that was a different me,” Newton said,

Cam Newton hasn't played good football since the 2017 season

Cam Newton during Carolina Panthers v Atlanta Falcons

While Cam Newton claims his hairstyle may be the reason why he hasn't been signed to an NFL roster, it could simply be because he hasn't played good football in over five years.

Newton missed the 2022-23 season, and has recorded a losing season in his last four campaigns as a starter. Since 2018, he's been 13-23 as a starting quarterback. His last winning season came in 2017 when he led the Carolina Panthers to an 11-5 record.

Newton finished 7-8 in his last season as a full-time starter, with the New England Patriots in 2020. He threw for less than 2,700 yards, and only eight touchdowns in 15 games. In 2021, he was 0-5 with the Panthers after they signed him mid-season due to injuries at the position.

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