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For some inexplicable reason, Cam’s attire became more important to fans, pundits and former players than his play on his field—which was stellar until his aggressive style of play invited injuries that eventually derailed his 2018 and 2019 seasons. The Patriots then swooped in and snatched up the three-time Pro Bowler for pennies on the dollar in what was supposed to be Cam’s season of retribution. But thus far, it’s been a much bumpier ride than expected.

Cam playing like ass (he’s thrown five interceptions in the last two games for the 2-4 Patriots) has given his detractors free rein to tout their respectability politics and spew nonsense about how his choice of attire is somehow impacting his play on the field. And the latest imbecile to enter the fray would be former NFL quarterback Jeff Garcia, who did everything short of calling Cam a nigger offered his own unsolicited opinion on a 49ers postgame show after the Patriots caught yet another L on Sunday.

“You go into this game two touchdowns, for interceptions. You throw, what? Three more interceptions? You get yanked in the second half, there’s nothing good going your way,” Garcia sneered. “So why are you dressing like that to bring more attention to yourself? I’d be trying to ask the equipment managers: ‘Put me in your jock sock cart and sneak me in the back door and I’ll show up on the field and do the best that I can.’”

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Clearly, this all came from a deep place, as Garcia then admitted that this “goes back to a couple of years of just watching this guy and seeing him at the podium” and that “what he’s doing on the field does not translate to being that guy.” (Translation: He was waiting for Cam to suck to get this bullshit take off.)

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For the uninformed, Cam has been dressing like this for a hot minute now, and during that period he’s:

In layman terms, Cam’s been doing the damn thing from the jump regardless of whatever fedora or babushka he wore off the field. Meanwhile, Garcia will best be remembered for bouncing around the league, pissing off his own receivers, collecting DUIs and voting for Donald Trump in the upcoming election. Yet despite this, Cam felt the need to respond on WEEI’s The Greg Hill Show.

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“You know what’s crazy, I agree with him,” he said. “He’s exactly right. But I’m not changing the way I dress. I’m sorry.”

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Uhhhhh actually no, Cameron Jerrell Newton. He’s not right. Especially considering Joe Namath basically did the exact same thing during his playing days and Garcia gave him a pass.

“When you predict you’re going to win a Super Bowl and go out and do it, wear whatever the hell you want,” Garcia said of Namath. “But right now I’m not buying it.”

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Did Cam not play in a Super Bowl too? Make it make sense.

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If you’re somehow able to ignore the racial undertones of Garcia’s attack then more power to you. But trust, this is yet another not-so-veiled attempt to police Black bodies. The difference is that this time, it happens to be coming from a former player who lacks the resume to offer such a stupid critique.