Cam Newton ignores media questions during Super Bowl 50 press conference

Cam Newton acted like a sore loser during his Super Bowl 50 press conference after the Carolina Panthers loss.

There are two ways people can act after winning or losing, being classy or classless. On Sunday after the Carolina Panthers‘ loss to the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 50, Cam Newton acted classless and like a child during his press conference. For the entire event he spent hardly any time answering the media’s questions and then finally got up like the presser was a big waste of his time.

Win or lose, athletes should act like they have been there before. It was Newtown’s first Super Bowl, but he’s been in the league enough to know how and how not to act. Yes, people aren’t perfect, but at least answer the media’s questions about the game and the season as a whole. The media still has a job to do. Without quotes from the key players, their jobs become infinitely harder.

It’s not like Newton had that bad of a weekend. The Panthers didn’t win Super Bowl 50, but he did claim NFL MVP on Saturday night. Newton failed to act like a leader or an MVP during his postgame press conference. Normally he’s a likable guy around the league, but if he keeps pulling stuff like his antics at Sunday’s press conference by ignoring the media’s questions then he won’t be respected or liked for long.

Losing is tough especially in a big game. However, Peyton Manning could teach the reigning MVP a thing or two on how to handle himself after a painful loss in a big game.