Cam texted Oher year ago "I need you here"

[Jmac]

Just a tidbit from Cams press conference, says he texted Big Mike a year ago and said " I need you in Charlotte". He then followed up when asked about it "there is a difference between wanting and needing, I needed him here". The difference that guy has made has paid off in spades. Guess he was sick of getting killed with B.B defending his blind side, decided to take it into his own hands.

[truthjuice]

Cam is special. This group collectively is a special one. 

[L-TownCat]

I sense that a lot of guys will be looking hoping for similar texts from Cam this off season..

 

[GRWatcher]

lol It was also, probably, part of the process to get Ohr to Charlotte. Cam more than likely also sent text to Ginn.

[rodeo]

I love all the comments calling for the NFL to punish Cam for tampering. I have never seen so much salt in my life from 31 fanbases.

[L-TownCat]

8 minutes ago, rodeo said:

I love all the comments calling for the NFL to punish Cam for tampering. I have never seen so much salt in my life from 31 fanbases.

There is a fine line between salt and the cold icy fingers of reality creeping in that Cam is a fuggin beast that is about to rule this league with an iron fist.

[Gregg S]

9 minutes ago, rodeo said:

I love all the comments calling for the NFL to punish Cam for tampering. I have never seen so much salt in my life from 31 fanbases.

And I laugh gleefully with every one I read.

[Mr. Scot]

The day we signed Oher, there were cries of "worse than Bell".

Nobody says that these days.

[MadHatter]

Just now, Mr. Scot said:

The day we signed Oher, there were cries of "worse than Bell".

Nobody says that these days.

I was saying that he HAD to be better than Bell.  But, it was not a ringing endorsement.  Boy was I wrong.

Also....give me back my T.  haha

[Mr. Scot]

Just now, MadHatter said:

I was saying that he HAD to be better than Bell.  But, it was not a ringing endorsement.  Boy was I wrong.

Also....give me back my T.  haha

Aaaahhh, take it already.

[FootballMaestro]

Here's a quote and article:
 

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Newton said today that he started work on Oher a year ago, before free agency officially started, urging him to consider signing with the Panthers. Newton said his pitch to Oher was the hardest he’s ever worked on trying to convince a player to sign with the Panthers.

“With the free agent pool, I’ve sent texts out before, called guys and said, ‘We’d love for you to be part of the team.’ But Mike was different,” Newton said. “I didn’t say, ‘I want you to be here.’ It was, ‘I need you.’ That’s different. Want and need are two different words, and that’s what I used in that text, along with other explicit words before the ‘need.’ And I think he got the feeling from that.”

 

Cam, spoke to his Brother Cecil, a former Baltimore Raven (where Oher played) as well.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/01/27/cam-newtons-pitch-to-michael-oher-i-bleeping-need-you/
 

 

[KSpan]

Players lob

29 minutes ago, rodeo said:

I love all the comments calling for the NFL to punish Cam for tampering. I have never seen so much salt in my life from 31 fanbases.

Guys lobby with each other all the time... absolutely absurd. How many times do we hear "So-and-so was talking to so-and-so at the Pro Bowl about how they need to come to their team"?

[Gregg S]

I know it was an unintentional trade, but damned if we didn't screw the Titans over with that swap.

[Chaos]

It's time for Bell to relinquish his cell phone records from last year so we can find the text from Cam:

Yo B, 1 hear that Tennessee 1s lovely th1s t1me of year. #hinthint #gtfo