WTF Happened to Cam Newton?

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

At the end of the 2015-2016 football season, Cam Newton could have run uncontested for president of the African Americans. Newton had just finished dominating the NFL regular season, in which he walked away with the MVP and almost dabbed his team to an undefeated season. In the Super Bowl, Superman turned back into…

WTF Happened to Cam Newton?

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