Jerry Richardson thinks he's Cam Newton's Master

[carsguitarsbourbon]

Richardson - "we want to keep it that way"

key word - want

Cam can go out and get tatted up all he wants. He can get his buttcheeks stapled together, and richardson can't do a thing about it. Did it sound like an order? Definitely. Was it? I would say not.

[zabbok]

i don't think this was racist; it's taste. i think cam is great the way he is.

[td0g88]

This is a bit strange, but how many QBs have highly visible tatoos and peircings? Cam is a good looking guy, with is on field success he will make even more money with endorsements and off field earnings.

I love Cam's winning attitude.

[Crusher103]

For those of you making ridiculous claims yes race does have something to do with it as with most black athletes but this was an agreement both Cam and Jerry came to nobody is saying Cam "you cant get tattoos or grow out your hair", but its more about publicity and marketing. It would be great if he could do all that he ever wanted and still be loved by most but we all know that's not the case. The man has to make a living and make the most out of it, so keep that skin clear and hair short.

[mistanderson]

This is not a race thing. Its a culture thing. I'm BLACK. 

[smoothbrother69]

so why did he sign shocky?

[mistanderson]

@smoothbrother69 He got Steve Smith and other players. He just ask for him not to do it, not telling him. Just like my ma will ask me not to get a tat but I still will get it.

[smoothbrother69]

@mistanderson that is ur mom not ur boss. If he is not going to say something about Shockey then he souldnt say something to cam.

[mistanderson]

@smoothbrother69 Shockey been had tats on him. Just like Steve and Peppers(when he was there). He probably told this to alot of his players, Cam just happens to be the most popular one and Carolina has the #1 pick and that talk came out. I had alot of bosses BLACK AND WHITE told me it wouldnt be nice to get a tattoo, especially going into the corporate world. I'm sure when u goto job interviews u dont come with a jersey on. They tell u........ well u suppose to dress with some sense.

[jdb89142]

Lol i get so tired of hearing people pull the race card and say people are racist shut the fuck up!!!!! This is the owner of a NFL football team that wants the face of his franchise to stay clean and expects the best out of his players No matter race!! He dont want a Big Ben who wrecks bikes and get rape charges, or a Mike Vick who is a multi millionaire fighting dogs like a dumb ass, Go Cam and the Panthers!! Life time panther fan and NC native right here! Cam will bring a super bowl here!!

[bigvillian26]

Get the fuc out of here with that bs!!!!!! Whoever reads this shit know this Mr.Richardson is from my home town Fayetteville,N.C we don't play that devide and conquer shit here!!!! 26 to death panthers til I rest fucc off BTW I'm soul brother brown

[PanthersNFCS]

Jerry's and old school kind of guy who doesn't put up with nonsense. I know no other NFL owners would release the leagues top punter at the time (todd sauerbrun) because of a DUI. This is just a bunch of over exaggerated crap that clearly shows that journalist have nothing important to talk about. Do they really call this crap the news?

[gogators432]

s is the dumbest, most presumptuously titled video on youtube.

sweatspace, you are an idiot

[ZeBron23]

Mr Richardson simply asked his FRANCHISE PLAYER, and FACE of the entire franchise to stay the very clean cut, good looking kid that Cam is. His smile is infectious, everyone gravitates towards him whether it's teammates or fans. Everyone in Carolina LOVES him. He can be the face of the entire league, and staying the clean cut guy that he is should benefit him greatly, that's all Mr Richardson was trying to convey. He is by no means a "master" of Cam. Some people are so stupid.

[bballsuprstr91]

I really doubt this is racist I am a lawyer and my boss does not hire people who wear earrings because it is not professional. I have a friend whose black and he was never allowed to get earrings or grow out his hair because his mom did not like it. The reason he told cam to do this is because he wants cam to promote a good image for the franchise. He obviously does not care about steve smith or deangelo williams because they are not going to represent the team like cam will.

[sweatspace]

@bballsuprstr91

I don't really reply to posts, but...you are a lawyer and don't know the difference between who's and whose!!!???

you are a serious idiot!!! All your clients who you got in jail now have an appeal claim on the basis of "MY LAWYER IS AN FING IDIOT"

[bballsuprstr91]

@sweatspace sorry i was on the internet I forgot it is a place for proper grammar i am sorry i offended you

[bigvalbowski100]

@drbayoms As far as jerry jones and the cowboys,they had some wild guys who got into trouble,just like a lot of teams around the league but they also had guys like troy aikman and emmitt smith who were leaders and kept it together on the practice field and on game day.Again,because of the position cam plays and where he was drafted,hes not just expected to be a skilled player,but a leader and franchise representative.

[bigvalbowski100]

@drbayoms Newton on the other hand is a rookie.Outside of a great season at auburn last yr,hes proven nothing.If you wanted to compare how peyton manning is evaluated to, say, how donovan mcnabb is or cam to blaine gabbert,thatd be more appropriate.Comparing a rookie to a surefire hall of famer is apples and oranges.I hope i did better on this try.

[Trouble983]

SweatSpace, it's obvious you have a problem with successful people.

Why attempt to make Richardson's comments regarding Cam Racist, when there was nothing racist about them?

Perhaps, if you move-out of your parents home, put down your Bong & X-Box 360 for a while, get a job, work hard, and maybe you could become an NFL owner one day?

Jerry Richardson came from humble beginnings, played pro ball, and caught a Super Bowl winning TD pass from Johnny U!

What great things have you done in life?

[drbayoms]

@Trouble983

So the litmus test of "great things & success" is catching a touchdown from Johnny U. Let's see, I traveled overseas with a church and helped build homes and hand out fresh water, not much. I volunteer at homeless shelters often. Not quite as thrilling as catching a pass from Unitas 52 years ago, I guess. One thing I have trouble digesting is when idiots worship men because of their wealth. You obviously are afflicted with that disease.

[drbayoms]

@Trouble983

In the same interview, Charlie ask Jerry if Manning’s contract was up and he wanted to play for the Panthers but said " I was thinking of getting a tattoo". What would you (Jerry Richardson) say? Jerry smiled and said "well, that's a hypothetical". Basically suggesting that the rules are different in that situation. Bottom line is Jerry sounded ignorant.

[bigvalbowski100]

@drbayoms Yeah because the only difference between Cam Newton and Peyton Manning is that Newton is black and Peyton is white right? Its not like Manning is a Hall of Famer whos been carving defenses up week in week out,year in year out for a decade and a half and Newton was just in college a few months ago or anything.Clearly,if hes scrutinizing Cam Newton more so than Peyton Manning,he must be a racist.Theres no other explanation.

[drbayoms]

@bigvalbowski100

If you have a standard of how your QB and your team should "look, taste & smell". It does NOT change because of the person. How many times do we hear these so-called "purist" stating "it's about the team, and the standard". Bottom line is your point is flawed & ignorant. What Charlie did was showed that winning & winners trump "Good ole boy" rhetoric. But I guess those tenets fly right out the window in Peyton's case, huh?

Give it another try, you seem some what capable.

[bigvalbowski100]

@drbayoms Alrite well ur points a little muddled but basically the franchise qb and #1 overall pick is the face of the franchise.He doesnt just represent himself but the organization.Hes done a good job representing himself so far and what he said was 'wed like to keep it that way'.Thats all.Peyton Manning has proven himself to be a good ambassador on the field and off for 13 years so there wouldnt be a need for any kind of interview if youre lucky enough to have him (before his injury)...

[drbayoms]

@bigvalbowski100

Jerry is sitting with a guy (Jones) who had more drug suspensions in the 90's than any other owner. But you know what? It does not matter, because he has 3 Lombardi Trophies (under his watch). I think Good ole Jerry Richardson will accept a few tattoos, if Cam can win him just 1 of those trophies.

[drbayoms]

@Trouble983

In that same interview Jerry Jones quoted Bear Bryant. When Bryant was asked about “long hair”. He apparently said: “well if I have to grow it to win, I’ll just grow it”. The business is winning. And Jerry Richardson has NOT done a lot of that since the Panthers have been around. He needs to focus on that.

[bigvalbowski100]

letting his hair grow out,richardson simply said 'i think you have a nice haircut'.Just stating his own opinions.Btw cam couldve told him to go fuck himself since it was before he got drafted but he didnt have a problem with it.3)It was the appearance of a white player,jeremy shockey,who the panthers had just signed that made richardson re-evaluate the image of his players and how they appear to the public.

[bigvalbowski100]

To all people desperate to play the race card whenever its convenient:1)Jerry Richardson has signed and drafted hundreds and hundreds of black players in his time as panthers owner.He looks at Cam differently because hes the #1 overall pick and the franchise quarterback so he doesnt just represent himself,he represents the organization. 2)At no time did he say 'you will never see the light of day if u get a tatoo or a piercing'.He asked him if he had any cam said no,said he was thinking about

[whothewhatie]

What I find most troubling in these posts is the assumption that if you live in the Carolinas, then you are a racist. There are racists all over the country. Yes, we have ignorant fools in our neck of the woods, the same that many of you all have, which is evident from all the people posting about the racist Carolina Panthers fans. Please, leave your prejudices at the desk before posting any stupid comments that generalize about a whole region of people.

[tbcarmichael06]

Well i really don't know how to tale this video...I mean what does tats and long hair have to do with football

[bby202]

this is the stupidest video I've seen and has nothing to do with Jerry Richardson being racist. Those likes are probably just you and your other accounts you made.. loser

[facio559]

he requested didn't demand, btw if this was a race thing then why the hell would he have drafted a black QB,and to top it off sign a Hispanic coach put the race card away, Shockey already has tattoo's cam is clean cut he doesn't have anything and the Jerry just requested didn't demand and did most of you people know he hugs and kisses his players on the fore heads and shows his affection yeah he's such a bad owner don't go by what you see in the media he's not a bad guy as he's be portrayed.

[whoandtheha]

Well, I guess we know what Leonard Pitts' Youtube channel is.

[69onda69]

How the hell is this racist? He wants a clean cut guy to be the face of his franchise such as a Manning, Freeman, or McNabb. He doesn't want Cam to ruin his image since he already has a bad past with the cheating, money, laptop, etc. Anyone who sees this as racist is an ignorant fuck. That being said c'mon Cam get us a Lomabardi :)

[HiddenBlackHistory]

wow this guy is way off!

[nycrebel]

I sort of had a change of heart and realized that Jerry wasn't speaking for himself. Yeahhh....I'm black. So beyond that...Jerry's rich. Jerry's about his money and he's handing the keys of franchise over to Cam. Jerry is about his customers. Jerry knows how they think. Jerry knows their mentality. Jerry knows how they'd judge Cam if he did have tats and piercings. I think it's more an indictment of his customers than it is about his personal beliefs. He's about money.

[sweatspace]

@nycrebel that's an incredibly cynical attitude to take! Richardson's customers are mostly racists so he is justified in his attitude that the "face of his organization" isn't too, shall we say, difficult to consume? Bottom line here, Richardson's belief that he is justified in telling Cam Newton how to wear his hair, and that Newton is better of for being subject to Richardson's own authority, is the same attitude slave owners in the 19th century (and Michele Bachman today) articulate.

[sweatspace]

@sweatspace Namely, that Africans actually BENEFITTED for being enslaved by righteous white europeans who would expose them to proper culture, ethics, and morality. This is racism, period.

[CofC413]

@sweatspace How can you possibly say that "Richardon's customers are mostly racists"? It is pretty offensive that you feel that you can judge the entire panthers nation as racists.

[bigburr5]

Shitt can't tell cammy cam what to do, he wayyyyyy to raw for all dat.

[MrRumpunch70]

Jeremy shockey is not the face of the franchise.

[MrRumpunch70]

Im black your stupid, He asked if he had any tats and peircings and he said he'd like to see him keep his clean look. When you have a multimillion dollar franchise what would you want the face of it to look like.

[TLowgurl92]

who in the FUCK does he think he is?! if he was white he wouldnt have asked him that shit! lol @ Jerry Jones tho

[L0stInDespair]

@hannybbalbaarca you're overreacting!. he wants cam to be the franchise QB with a clean image. that is all. it shows he thinks a lot of cam newton, and wants him to keep that genuine look and character he displays. knowing that he has many players on the team with tats shows he doesn't discriminate his players. All he is saying is hey cam, stay clean and look like leader & role model out there...

[poormanm1k3]

He does own him, he owns the team, he is the guy writing his name on Cam's paycheck, he can tell him to do whatever he wants. It is perfectly reasonable for a boss to want an employee too look professional. And as for those of you saying he drafts players with tats and has lower standards for them, Cam Newton will be the face of this franchise, not those other players. Richardson just got shockey and he doesn't like his tats. Whats so wrong with an employer wanting to promote professionalism?

[HiddenBlackHistory]

@poormanm1k3 remember that when your boss at circle k tells you to get rid of your metallica shirts

[BoustroBistro]

Shut the hell, up you ignorant dumbfuck.  There is nothing racist about it. He is an employer who expects the most out of an employee he is about to pay very, very well.

[sweatspace]

@BoustroBistro That's exactly the point. Cam Newton has worked his butt of to get where he is today. He is incredibly talented. He is one of only a handful of people in the entire country that can do what he does. He gets paid REALLY well. And yet, STILL, some idiot (Richardson) feels like he has the authority to sit him down and talk to him like he OWNS him. What authority, then, does Richardson feel over people who make less than $20,000,000 per year?

[janitormopmop]

@sweatspace uhhh Newton wasn't making millions a year. the interview between Richardson and Newton was before he signed the contract, or in other words before he got paid a dime. It's Richardson who pays him, so why wouldn't he have the authority to be strict with a POTENTIAL employee that he wants to know, whether he should pay?

[Rao665]

@sweatspace

Talented? yes, not incredibly. judging by the way he played.He pays Cam Newton. He has a right to tell me how he should conduct himself.

[Rao665]

@sweatspace

I bet your white yourself. A typical liberal d-bag who doesn't even pay attention to the sport.

[ChrisHill991]

@sweatspace WOW your such a dumbass if i am going to pay somebody millions of dollars you bet your ass i am going to talk to him before i give him the money. Its people like you who take away from real racsim. I find funny that people bring up Jeremy Shockey cause he white and has tattoos as if no black players on team doesnt have tattoos. Your just a fucking moron.

[sweatspace]

@ChrisHill991

Hi. Please learn the difference between "your" and "you're"

"dumbass"

[eblsymk]

whatever he can go get a couple now and richardson won't say shit to him anyway. what, he's gonna trade someone with that talent and that future for a couple tats? no way. i say he should go get one anyway.

[nycrebel]

Did the tat embronzed Jeremy Shockey get asked this prior to signing with the Panthers? Naahhhhhh

[L0stInDespair]

@nycrebel Does Shockey play QB and has no tattoos already? Naahhhhh

[mr86bankstreet]

Your obviously the idiot panter/ Yankee( by the way Yankees suck) a real job you say??? This is football you jack ass not some bullshit corporate job. Plus it's 2011 get over people having tattoos. My freaking doctor has both arms covered in tattoos and probably will make more than you ever will

[affliction187]

Really? Last year he was cheap..now he is racist? No wonder JR never talks to the media....

[nycrebel]

Who looks for athletes to be corporate stiffs?

[panthersXyankees89]

Obviously you've never had a real job where your boss would like you to be cleanly groomed and not have any piercings or tats. This really isn't a big deal.

[NC910Killa]

If someone is paying you millions of dollars you listen to them unless you are a star then you have some wiggle room.

[tatebiti]

child please