Some non-believers in Fulton County, Ga. yesterday rejected renaming Scarborough Road after Cam Newton.
The reason? “Way too early.”
As someone who stood, pointed, and shouted “Heisman” during Cam’s 71-yard touchdown run in his first game as an Auburn Tiger—and as as advocate for turning College Street into Blessed Individual Blvd— I pity them. I understand appearances and all that, but if the Stiff Arming, Under Armour’ed, Gatorade’ed, charitable foundation-forming, rookie record breaking Cam Newton of football players hasn’t done enough for you to name a street for him by now, he never will.
And Cam—and his grandmother—seem just fine with that.
“Cam could care less,” “Granny” Newton told Atlanta’s Fox 5 News, who apparently didn’t bother getting her actual name (it’s Hattie Lou Newton). “They’re talking about later on. He is not thinking about later on. He’s living his life now. So whatever they say tonight, I hope they’re finished and drop it forever.”
The man behind the measure, Fulton County Commissioner Bill Edwards, said he didn’t expect the criticism and is considering other proposals to honor Newton. Cam Newton Field? Cam Newton Gymnasium?
Sorry, Scarborough Road—you blew it.
h/t Big Dave Mullins.
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Doesn’t need a street named after him. He’s blessed already!
Prophetic:
“Newton… brought the crowd to its feet late in the second quarter when he scored on a 71-yard touchdown run, dashing up the middle on a keeper. That made the score 35-16 at halftime.
The performance impressed both Auburn coach Gene Chizik and Arkansas State coach Steve Roberts.
“I don’t know if I have seen an individual performance better than Cam Newton’s. He is the best player I have ever seen live,” Roberts said. “He made a huge difference in the ball game tonight — he is hard to bring down.”