Panthers Owner Jerry Richardson Doesn't Want Cam Newton To Have Tattoos

[SchizophrenicBatman]

i could have told you guys that richardson was a senile old "southern businessman" (read: racist) before this went down. in fact i think i did last year

anyway cam has bigger things to worry about right now. like completing more than half his passes and playing on the terrible roster richardson and his incompetent sycophant marty hurney have put together

this clean cut image/no tats issue is being blown a little out of proportion anyway. first, this convo happened a while back and I remember reading about it before the draft. second, cam's advisors probably told him the same thing if he wants to be an "icon and entertainer" why do you think kevin durant has no visible tats?

[bam bam]

Originally Posted by FUNBUNCHER

The NFL is more important than the U.S. military???
You must think the New England Patriots really did fight in the Revolutionary War.

Again, and not surprisingly, you failed to read my post. That joke is not funny.

Tattoos equal 'lower class'??? Have you ever stepped on a college campus in the 21st century, geezer??

Yes, and overwhelmingly, tattoos remain more popular among the lower class. And that joke isn't funny either.

How many commissioned officers graduating from Annapolis or West Point do you think have ink??

Doesnt matter, and you have yet again decided to cast aside reason. Exceptions don't dismiss a rule, jabroni.

Maybe if you believe a man who wears an earring is secretly a pirate, that nonsense about only lower class people having a couple tattoos works.

Wow, this is what, four attempts to divert an absolute irrefutable observation with a lame joke.

But in the 21st century people from every strata of society have ink.
It has nothing to do with someone's socio-economic background.

As has been stated, and is clearly observable walking outside the front door, the numbers of those with ink in the lower classes vastly outnumbers those outside of it.

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[ellsy82]

I really don't get what the big deal is. Personally, a person should have the right to do whatever he wants to his body (barring injury as a professional athlete). Its silly to me this was a clause in his contract. And this is coming from a guy with no tatoos.

[M.O.T.H.]

They're tattoos, I could care less...That said, you dont really see a lot of Qbs all tatted up, visibly at least. More so just an observation, more than anything else.

Now we've got this guy, though...

[FUNBUNCHER]

I bet 80% of ALL NFL QBs have at least one tatoo, some small little thing that's covered by their uni.

Drew Brees has his wife's named tattooed somewhere on his bod.
Roethlisberger has three tats, small and hidden, two dedicated to family members.

Tom Brady allegedly has a Pee Wee Herman tattoo(gangta b*tches!!).

[killxswitch]

This is such a dumb discussion. Why do people still care about tattoos?

[YAYareaRB]

whats he gonna do to Cam if he does get tattoos?

[Bengalsrocket]

Originally Posted by YAYareaRB

whats he gonna do to Cam if he does get tattoos?

Nothing. It wasn't a threat, it was a suggestion.

[J-Mike88]

From Twitter just now:

@evansilva NFL scout on #Panthers rookie QB: "If this weren't Cam Newton, you'd say this guy has no business being on the field."