I won't be shocked if NFL bans Cam's TD tradition

[CarolinaSunday]

3 minutes ago, MadHatter said:

What "whispering a from analysts" have you seen?  Please show any proof of this....

I'm not going to spend hours looking back through Twitter and podcasts to figure out when I saw it. If you don't believe me because I didn't cite my work, that's fine. I'm not saying it's definitely going to happen, I'm just saying OP didn't make up the rumor.

[csx]

With as much as the Panther organization embraces and promotes this tradition I don't think people an Twitter are going to stop it.

[DaveThePanther2008]

6 hours ago, Deebo said:

Giving little kids football after TDs

Seriously????  Do you realize every time he does that he creates a fan for life.  Not only of the Carolina Panthers but also the NFL.   The cost of a football is far cheaper than advertising cost. 

I remember as a young boy seeing Johnny Unitas at Training camp in the 60's.  He smiled for the camera while doing exercises and I was a Colt fan until they left Baltimore and a Die hard Unitas fan to this day.    Can you imagine how those kids will remember the day the Great Cam Newton handed them a football during their Championship season? 

[caatfan]

4 hours ago, Thorrez said:

I see it happening for safety reasons (as an excuse) when every kid in the stadium starts flooding the stairs every time the home team are in the red zone. 

Good point but since this is only a big issue at home games, I think they'd take extra steps to insure safety, rather than ban it. 

As for the NFL getting involved, I don't think they'll touch it with a 10 ft. pole. 

[punkpanther]

1 hour ago, CarolinaSunday said:

To be fair to the OP, I've heard lots of little whisperings and rumors on social media and from analysts for several weeks now that it would probably be banned in the offseason for safety reasons. I would hate to see this happen, but OP didn't make it up.  

I suppose the lambeau leap is safer ? Don't believe anything you see on Facebook.

[DaveThePanther2008]

4 hours ago, Thorrez said:

I see it happening for safety reasons (as an excuse) when every kid in the stadium starts flooding the stairs every time the home team are in the red zone. 

 

1 hour ago, CarolinaSunday said:

To be fair to the OP, I've heard lots of little whisperings and rumors on social media and from analysts for several weeks now that it would probably be banned in the offseason for safety reasons. I would hate to see this happen, but OP didn't make it up.  

So what is worse?  A player handing a ball to a kid or a 200lb man leaping into the crowd for pats on the back?  The Packers have been doing that for years and no safety concerns whatsoever have been raise.

Cam would do it anyways.

[csx]

Our team promotes it and manages it. There is nothing the NFL can do.

[FootballMaestro]

4 hours ago, Deebo said:

No Fun League 

 

Especially with Cam hated so much....U never know what they cooking 

 

 

Who hates Cam (I may ask)?

A couple of insistent haters on the internet and their media brethren?

It doesn't stop him from earning the 2nd most in endorsements after Peyton (and maybe Tom Brady) with NFL players. $11 million a year, and counting-for sure!

It didn't stop him from making the finals of the Madden cover vote.

The Panthers games have been very highly rated this year.

Little kids, and their parents seemingly love Cam.

And all that "hate" brings in ratings, eyeballs, exposure and clicks obviously.

Cam's the new face of the league (or will be).

So don't let the internet world (and the huddle where we complain about everything) ever cloud your judgement.

As it's been said: NFL's gotten great exposure and PR from this. And the kids and their parent love it.

[csx]

The NFL certainly doesn't hate Newton. He's going to make them money for years.

[FootballMaestro]

1 hour ago, CarolinaSunday said:

I'm not going to spend hours looking back through Twitter and podcasts to figure out when I saw it. If you don't believe me because I didn't cite my work, that's fine. I'm not saying it's definitely going to happen, I'm just saying OP didn't make up the rumor.

I hear ya.

But how is this less dangerous than the Lambo Leap?

What if a Packer player head butts a fan. Or god forbid, a fan falls out the stands?

But they still do it, right? LOL

Obviously, if someone ever got hurt doing either thing, they may reconsider doing it. But that hasn't happened yet (thank god)!

[coralreefer_1]

Its really not about danger. There is an element concerning danger that has been mentioned.

 

But from a purely business standpoint, I wouldn't  be surprised if the league banned it as well.

 

Why? Because we as a  nation have grown accustomed to me me me. One kid gets a ball , and it means umpteen number of other kids didn't. This is not a situation where a ball is kicked and not caught by the net in the stands. Its one where a star player selectively chooses one kid of another, or one fan over another. One fan happy in getting a ball is 30 more fans pissed they didn't get it.

 

I know and agree its stupid, but its the nature of business. Making one person happy at the expense of 30, 40, 100, 1000 others is a big no no. Of course it isn't an "expense" really , but fickle people that think they deserve a ball see it that way. If i paid big money for me and my family to be placed in the front row in prime spot to possibly get a ball,only to see it given away to some kid that ran down from the cheap seats....I might be pissed as well.

[jbeachbum24]

Wouldn't happen but I'm sure there's people making the memes just in case!

[Bartin]

Nothing will happen provided there aren't any major incidents, but the first time a kid falls down the stairs running to get to the railing by the field and cracks their head open is when something would happen. I don't think the NFL would necessarily ban it, but you can bet that at minimum the Panthers would be lining the aisles of the lower level end zone sections with security personnel. Nothing in this country causes a reaction like the injury of a small child. That is probably something the Panthers should be doing now as a preventative measure to be honest.

[rico6]

That little girl's face said it all this past Sunday. Goodell would be the scummiest person in the World if that ever happened. I can see them banning Cam's 1st down celebrations before that, but again, the pettiness levels would be off the charts if even that was being discussed.