“One Man’s Opinion” by Gordon Curvey

It was sad what I watched this past Thursday in the first NFL game of the season between the teams that met in the Super Bowl, the champs Denver Broncos vs the Carolina Panthers in Denver.

Sad because of the mistreatment of NFL MVP QB Cam Newton. This cat took a beating by the Broncos. A beating to the head and the refs allowed it to happen. The question is why? Were the refs blind like the late great Ray Charles or another icon Stevie Wonder? What in the hell were the refs looking at? They did not see that Cam was getting blasted by helmet to helmet hits? What I saw was a outrage.

And I am reading today that the NFLPA and the NFL are going to review the handling of the hits on Newton. Well duh!! Hell yeah they need to review the hits because what I saw was totally out of line!! If you like Cam or not, you have to admit something wrong was going on.

Where in the HELL was the medical team’s response to the blatant hits on Newton? There was ZERO calls for the new Concussion Protocal in the NFL to help Cam.  Newton took about four helmet to helmet hits on Thursday night’s game in which the Panthers got beat 21-20 in a very exciting game. Newton took a vicious hit on the Panthers last series. Heck only one penalty was called.

Readers when Cam took took the big helmet to helmet hit, he laid on the damn ground hurt.  Nothing was done. The medical officials I guess looked at video and refs went over to Newton when he finally got up and in their opinion, he was OK. The NFL on this past Friday said the leagues concussion protocal was done right. In my opinion that was BS!! It was NOT handled right.

I can go on and on about the mistreatment of Cam Newton. Because readers as a sports fan, I was and still am real upset about how Newton was treated by the refs and the NFL in all the hits he took in the game. Plain as day. Helmet to helmet hits. Basically no calls. The refs said “Oh this is Cam Newton getting hit in the helmet, good for him. I am not going to call shit.” That is what happened.

Remember this is Cam Newton. The man who dances and wears Superman stuff and daps and does commercials and other things. I remember games last season when Cam hit hard and late and nothing was called. This is becoming a habit. Is this a “payback” by refs to say they were not going to call stuff on the showboat Cam Newton? I say YES! And this is very very wrong sports fans.

I do not care if you are a fan of the Seahawks for which I am or what ever. The lack of calls against Cam Newton was one of the worst things I have ever seen in sports and I hope I never see again.