is anything wrong with the message were all in this together? there will never be a time where every group of people are segregated. all people of every color religion etc need to unite together. one person doing it their way wont change anything. its needs a collective approach

Linking arms is meaningless but kneeling is deeply meaningful?

The first guy to take a knee during the National Anthem was a trailblazer (or, if you prefer, a martyr for a cause.) The small number of people who who first followed that guy’s lead are the types who don’t like to see one person take all the flak from society for not conforming to a social tradition. The growing…

I’ve seen this racebaiting defense of Cam so often lately. And yes there certainly are some who don’t like him because of that. But for God’s sake this dude named his kid Chosen. We should all be able to acknowledge that he’s a douche.

Fucking idiot. From almost being an escapee from the system designed to keep him poor and powerless to becoming another statistic of black male impotence because he acted exactly as The Man hoped he would.

I can’t stand Newton AND Brady, it has little to do with celebrations.It has everything to do with whining when things don’t got well for them and being in their opponents faces when things work out. They both seem like they have shitty sportsmanship. I sportshate Phillip Rivers more than either his sporstmanship…

Jesus fucking christ this “point” is so tired...

Sad Tom Brady was literally a meme for like 2 years. Stop pretending that white athletes aren’t given shit when they’re babies after a loss.

Oh, right it has to be because he is black!!! You don’t think in Newton’s case, there is plenty of substance? Sure, there are morons that don’t like him because he is black. Can’t do anything about people like that, but Newton does himself no favors with non-racists. I would argue that nearly everyone that doesn’t…

Just so we’re clear - that picture of John Elway is him directing a blocker during a play. Not celebrating.

He’s just an asshole. No need to inject race (yet). I’m sure he said the same stupid shit about Manziel.

acting like an asshole knows no color. cam newton acts like an asshole, which is why people don’t like him.

You know its possible to just not like Cam for reasons that don’t concern his race, right? Calling everyone that disagrees with anything he says or does a “racist” is such a stupid misdirection. But of course, this is Deadspin, so 50 stars for you!

i hate newton...does that make me racist? i loved tracy ham and warren moon. i didn’t realise that i must like all black people in order to not be racist. my bad. reverse racism for the +1

I do have a leg to stand on against the people who argue that he acts like a spoiled 4-year-old, SO YOU ARE RACIST AND I’M NOT GOING TO ARGUE WITH A RACIST.

Stop with trying to make everything about race.

Says the fan of the team that brought baseball bats onto the field to intimidate Odell Beckham. Because he deserved that too.

So you’re saying that he and his teammates WEREN’T shamelessly posing for selfies on the sideline at the end of the game?

Or celebrating his own personal achievement and acting like they were going to lap their opponent when it was 17-7.

Whatever the legal standing, it’s morally reprehensible. As was outting a gay man, no matter how big of a jerk he is.