Mike Freeman’s 10-Point Stance: Cam Newton Putting NFL Officials in Tough Spot

September 14, 2016   ·   Mike Freeman   ·   Jump to comments

Plenty to unpack after Week 1: Is Cam Newton treated unfairly by game officials? Jack Del Rio may be the perfect man to lead the young Raiders. And why do so many players back the anthem protests? I have an idea…
      
1. Is Cam Newton Getting a Fair Shake? Since Carolina quarterback Cam Newton had his head bashed in on a series of nasty hits Thursday, hits that led to a number of flags...oh wait, hold on, there was just one...two questions have been consistently asked: 
First, is Newton afforded less protection from game officials than other players? (I say yes.) And second, is there bias against Newton from game officials? (I don't know, but it's complicated—more on that in a moment.)
The only way to get honest answers to these questions was ask to game officials, so that's what I did.
The first African-American to referee a Super Bowl, Mike Carey has long been considered one of the greatest at his position. Sure, his s...

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