Cam Newton in the eye of the hurricane for new sexist comments

The NFL quarterback’s latest controversy revolves around comments made on a podcast about women who “don’t know how to cook,” and don’t know “when to keep quiet.”

CHARLOTTE — For the second time in her career in the NFLthe Most valuable Player of the league in 2015, Cam Newton, is being criticized on social media for making a sexist comment about women.

The 32-year-old quarterback, currently a free agent, complained on the “Million Dollaz Worth of Game” podcast, released Monday, about women who “can’t cook” and “don’t know when to be quiet.”

“A woman, for me, is the one who knows how to do her thing, but knows how to satisfy the needs of a man. Right?” he said. Newton on the podcast. “And I think a lot of times when you have that aesthetic of ‘I’m a boss bitch, I’m this, I’m that.

“No, honey! But you can’t cook. You don’t know when to be quiet. You don’t know how to let a man lead.”

In 2017, as the starting quarterback for the Carolina Panthers, Newton responded about how “funny” it was to hear a female reporter ask a question about a receiver’s routes.

“It’s fun to listen to a woman talk about routes,” she said in response to a question from then-Charlotte Observer reporter, jourdan rodrigue. “It is funny.”

In a statement at the time, the league said: “The comments are simply inaccurate and disrespectful to exceptional female reporters and all journalists. They do not reflect the thinking of the league.”

Newton then apologized in a two-minute video without addressing Rodriguez by his name.

“After careful consideration, I understand that my choice of words was extremely demeaning and disrespectful to women,” she said at the time. “To be honest, those were not my intentions. And if you are a person who was offended by what I said, I sincerely apologize.”

The league did not immediately respond when asked for comment on Newton’s latest appointments.

Newton spent its first nine seasons in the NFL with the panthers after being selected with the first pick in the 2011 draft. He spent the 2020 season with the New England Patriotsbut was cut at the end of the 2021 training camp.

He signed a one-year deal late last season with the panthers and went 0-5 as a starter. He has not been signed by another team in free agency, but the general manager of Caroline, Scott Fittererand the coach Matt Rhule they recently left the door open for his return. A team spokesman declined to comment on the sexist statements from Newton on the podcast.

“I love Cam Newton“, said rhule at the NFL owners meeting in South Florida last month. “He is an incredible leader. He is an amazing soccer player. Everything we do has to be right for the organization, right for him.”