OutKick claims Cam Newton won ultimate mic drop Heisman during ESPN 'First Take' debut
OutKick's Mike Gunzelman believes Cam Newton is worthy of another Heisman Trophy after his debut on ESPN "First Take" on October 11; this second one being for his ultimate mic drop moment making jokes about Shannon Sharpe's accidental X-rated live-stream.
"Cam Newton just won a Heisman Trophy for the ultimate mic drop moment during his ESPN First Take debut this morning," Gunzelman prefaced before saying, "After a rather slow start in which he was talking about football and previewing this weekend's NCAA and NFL games, Newton came out absolutely EVISCERATING cohost Shannon Sharpe by bringing up the former Denver Broncos star's recent sex tape that recently aired on Sharpe's Instagram!
"During a segment where all the hosts had to pick their Top 5 Homecoming Essentials for a college's Homecoming football game in which Stephen A. Smith included things like the marching band, a hyped crowd and friends, Newton began saying that it's all about ‘the party.’ When Sharpe chimed in saying that he ‘worries about something else,’ Newton absolutely obliterated him by saying, 'Watch out Michelle!'"
Not everyone is thrilled that Sharpe exposed anyone with access to his Instagram to explicit content. It's unclear if Newton was actually bothered by it, but he certainly put Sharpe on the spot in front of a live crowd at Tennessee State and with viewers all over the country tuning in on ESPN.
Cam Newton does well in ESPN 'First Take' debut, all things considered
That Newton only went viral for what was a well-placed joke is a good sign that his days of spewing nonsensical takes may be over.
Newton vowed that he was a Youtuber upon retiring, and he's already parlayed that into a successful broadcasting gig with the "World Wide Leader." If he continues to lay low enough not to get in trouble himself, he won't be the villain of the sports world he could've been otherwise.
TBD on that, though. We got plenty more TV time for that to change.