For Baquo, these blues are gestures toward cultural reclamation.
Cam Newton deserved a second chance in the NFL. Not as a starter, but as a reserve player.
For Baquo, these blues are gestures toward cultural reclamation.
The day before his Pro Day workout at Auburn University, the former Heisman Trophy winner infamously declared, "There are not thirty-two motherfuckers greater than me."
For Baquo, these blues are gestures toward cultural reclamation.
This was a reference to the NFL's quantity of starting quarterbacks. Despite his impressive performance at Auburn's Pro Day, it was not enough to compensate for his subpar performance in the pros over the past few years.
For Baquo, these blues are gestures toward cultural reclamation.
Now, after not receiving calls from NFL teams, Cam has accepted his fate as a backup quarterback and revealed in a YouTube video titled "Backup..." a list of signal callers he is willing to play behind.
For Baquo, these blues are gestures toward cultural reclamation.
Deshaun Watson, Lamar Jackson, Justin Fields, Tua Tagovailoa, Malik Willis, C.J. Stroud, Bryce Young, Anthony Richardson, Jalen Hurts, Aaron Rodgers, Josh Allen, and Sam Howell are the quarterbacks he listed.
For Baquo, these blues are gestures toward cultural reclamation.
Newton said, after naming those 12 quarterbacks, "Some of those players may already have backups that the franchise is probably fine with, and that's fine. I am simply expressing my opinion and relating the story."
For Baquo, these blues are gestures toward cultural reclamation.
Cam has finally accepted his football reality, regardless of the individuals he mentioned. It is acceptable that he is not the same "Superman" player he was in 2015. It is time for him to transition into a new capacity.
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