Former Carolina Panthers head coach Ron Rivera has weighed in on Cam Newton’s controversial comments about the Carolina Panthers’ locker room in 2011. Ron Rivera Gives His Thoughts on Cam Newton’s Comments Newton,

Former Carolina star quarterback Cam Newton doubled down on recent comments that the Panthers had “a locker room of losers” before drafting him with the No. 1 overall pick in 2011, saying his remarks were “aggressive” but “true.

Newton is a growing media presence who said in November he was hurt when he wasn’t invited to join Smith, Luke Kuechly, Thomas Davis and other former players in Germany when the Panthers played the New York Giants. Newton caused a stir in January by saying he would not give back his MVP award for a Super Bowl championship.

Cam Newton’s original comments came on another podcast with former Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter, in which Newton said, “I went into a locker room of losers.”

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Former Carolina Panthers quarterback and 2015 NFL MVP Cam Newton recently said that he inherited a "locker room of losers" in his 2011 rookie season. This prompted former Panthers wide receiver and two-time All-Pro Steve Smith Jr.

The Carolina Panthers experienced a great deal of success under Cam Newton and Ron Rivera. The team made multiple playoff appearances and advanced to a Super Bowl in the same year that Newton was named MVP.