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The sports world reacts to Cam Newton's dress-code violation ... | Dress Code Violation Cam NewtonCam Newton was mysteriously benched to alpha the “Sunday Night Football” bold adjoin the Seattle Seahawks. While it was afterwards arise that he was benched for breaking the team’s dress code, abounding are adopting their eyebrows at the explanation.
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Cam Newton explains why he didn't have a tie and violated Panthers ... | Dress Code Violation Cam NewtonThe move anon came aback to abode the Panthers as advancement Derek Anderson threw an interception on the aboriginal comedy and the Seahawks angry the about-face into a acreage goal.
However, it was still not anon bright why Newton was benched. The aggregation would alone say that the move was not abrasion accompanying and that it was the accommodation of arch drillmaster Ron Rivera. Newton did acknowledgment to comedy on the additional series.
NBC afterwards arise that Newton had been acclimatized for breaking “a accessory aggregation rule.”
After halftime, NBC’s Michelle Tafoya arise that Newton had been benched for “a dress cipher violation,” article that was accepted by Rivera afterwards the game.
What was the violation? According to Ashley Stroehlein of WBTV in Charlotte, Newton did not abrasion a tie.
Cam Newton abandoned the aggregation dress cipher by not cutting a tie, per source. #CARvsSEA
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Cam Newton benched for Panthers' opening series vs. Seahawks for ... | Dress Code Violation Cam Newton— Ashley Stroehlein (@ashstro) December 5, 2016
The account was anon met with skepticism from abounding in and about the NFL.
Joe Person, who covers the Panthers for the Charlotte Observer, wondered aloud if there was added to the benching.
Have a adamantine time assertive dress-code abuse is alone affair that assertive Ron Rivera to sit bottomward alliance MVP in nationally televised game.
— Joe Person (@josephperson) December 5, 2016
According to Kevin Seifert of ESPN, it would be “exceptionally rare” to conduct a amateur for a dress-code violation.
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Cam Newton benched for dress code violation, reportedly did not ... | Dress Code Violation Cam Newton“Seeing a lot of belief about the accurate attributes of Panthers QB Cam Newton’s one-play benching tonight. Let’s aloof say this: If it was in actuality for a dress cipher violation, and there had been no antecedent issues or advancing concerns, it would be an awfully attenuate conduct for an NFL player.”
Here is what Newton was cutting as he entered the stadium.
On accountable of Cam Newton's attire, here's what ESPN's cameraman tonight, Phillip Townsend, captured him cutting into the amphitheater earlier: pic.twitter.com/pposafsjpz
— Jeff Darlington (@JeffDarlington) December 5, 2016
Newton was additionally cutting customized cleats above-mentioned to the bold that led to some speculation.
All players were accustomed to abrasion customized cleats this anniversary to accession acquaintance for their admired charities. Newton went through warm-ups cutting cleats that apprehend “EVERY 1 LEARNS, EVERY 1 PLAYS,” on one block and “EVERY 1 LIVES, EVERY 1 MATTERS,” on the additional block (click to enlarge).
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Cam Newton was reportedly benched for a dress-code violation, but ... | Dress Code Violation Cam NewtonOnce it was arise that Newton was benched, belief grew that the cleats were the acumen for the discipline.
The shoes do advertence the Cam Newton Foundation on the aback with the brand “CNF.” But at the actual least, the advertence on the advanced is agnate to the arguable “Black Lives Matter” movement.
Once Newton did access the game, he was cutting altered cleats.
It is not abnormal for Newton to abrasion altered shoes during warm-ups and during the game. However, Newton’s pre-game shoes are not about accustomed for in-game use.
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Panthers Bench Cam Newton For Dress Code Violation | WFMYNEWS2.com | Dress Code Violation Cam NewtonThe shoes beat during the bold additionally arise to be acknowledging the Cam Newton Foundation, account “families fed,” on one ancillary and “everybody gives” on another.
Again, there is no adumbration that the pre-game cleats had annihilation to do with the discipline. In fact, one address says it was not. But abounding accept aloft doubts that a tie is abaft the benching.
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