Quarterbacks typically wear red jerseys at practice. They typically never get hit until game day.Cam Newton isn’t typical nor does he want to be.“You’ve never seen a guy in the red jersey like me,” he said Tuesday, a day after his training camp fight with cornerback Josh Norman. “I’m not going to allow you guys to shape and form me the way you guys want me to be.”I know you guys want to make a story about the scuffle, and we’ve never seen a franchise quarterback involved, but it’s a lot of what I do and it’s not prototypical, you know what I’m saying?”Sure, but when you make the fourth-highest yearly salary for a quarterback, you’re expected to stand above the fray and fracas. The face of the franchise is supposed to follow a set of unwritten rules. But Newton doesn’t care much for those.You could say he’s wrong, or you could argue he’s right, and you’d have a case either way. It’s easy to question a leader who fights with a teammate. But it’s also OK if he doesn’t try to manage a squeaky-clean like Peyton Manning or Russell Wilson. Newton can be cocky and yap and scream, but still have the respect of his team.”What’s the blueprint of a franchise quarterback? Leading your team. I’m not going to let anyone dictate how I play, I’m not going to let nobody dictate how I feel,” he said.”Am I going to let people dictate what I’m supposed to be or am I going to dictate to people? I am what I am, if you like it, then that’s great if you don’t like it, even better. I’m not out to prove nothing more to nobody else than I’m trying to prove to myself that I’m supposed to be here, and I’m supposed to lead this team to higher heights.”One of the biggest differences between a typical franchise quarterback and Newton is he wants to be out front, but not too far in front.“I’m one of the leaders, not the leader.” he said. “I can say that with such pride that I don’t have to be that guy that stands on a podium or on a stone and looks down upon guys and has to say things.”Despite back-to-back playoff appearances, critics will continue to say plenty about Newton, especially after he signed a shiny, new contract. More wins would silence some, but success, in this case, is very much relative.“To you guys, I’m a franchise quarterback that can’t do a lot. That’s cool,” he said. “I understand the life that I live, but yet, that pressure is what you make it. I’m still a human. I’m still a physical person. I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it again: Above all, I’m a football player. I just happen to play quarterback.”It’s tough to have it both ways, though. When you strive so hard to be different from anyone who’s previously played your position, it’s hard to be accepted as just a guy who plays football.[vc_raw_html]JTNDY2VudGVyJTNFJTNDJTIxLS1KYXZhU2NyaXB0JTIwR2VuZXJhbCUyMFJlZGlyZWN0JTIwVGFnJTIwJTJGJTJGJTIwVGFnJTIwZm9yJTIwbmV0d29yayUyMDU0NTIlM0ElMjBTcG9ydGluZyUyME5ld3MlMjAlMkYlMkYlMjBXZWJzaXRlJTNBJTIwU054JTIwLSUyMEJsYWNrJTIwJTI2JTIwQmx1ZSUyMFJldmlldyUyMCUyRiUyRiUyMFBhZ2UlM0ElMjBTcG9ydHMlMjAlMkYlMkYlMjBQbGFjZW1lbnQlM0ElMjBibGFja2FuZGJsdWVyZXZpZXdfMzAweDI1MF90b3BsYiUyMCUyODM1ODg1OTMlMjklMjAlMkYlMkYlMjBjcmVhdGVkJTIwYXQlM0ElMjBKdW4lMjAyNSUyQyUyMDIwMTUlMjAxJTNBMTYlM0EzMyUyMFBNLS0lM0UlMjAlM0NzY3JpcHQlMjBsYW5ndWFnZSUzRCUyMmphdmFzY3JpcHQxLjElMjIlMjBzcmMlM0QlMjJodHRwJTNBJTJGJTJGYWRzZXJ2ZXIuYWR0ZWNodXMuY29tJTJGYWRkeW4lMkYzLjAlMkY1NDUyLjElMkYzNTg4NTkzJTJGMCUyRjIyNSUyRkFEVEVDSCUzQmxvYyUzRDEwMCUzQnRhcmdldCUzRF9ibGFuayUzQm1pc2MlM0QlNUJUSU1FU1RBTVAlNUQlM0JyZGNsaWNrJTNEJTIyJTNFJTNDJTJGc2NyaXB0JTNFJTNDbm9zY3JpcHQlM0UlM0NhJTIwaHJlZiUzRCUyMmh0dHAlM0ElMkYlMkZhZHNlcnZlci5hZHRlY2h1cy5jb20lMkZhZGxpbmslMkYzLjAlMkY1NDUyLjElMkYzNTg4NTkzJTJGMCUyRjIyNSUyRkFEVEVDSCUzQmxvYyUzRDMwMCUzQm1pc2MlM0QlNUJUSU1FU1RBTVAlNUQlM0JyZGNsaWNrJTNEJTIyJTIwdGFyZ2V0JTNEJTIyX2JsYW5rJTIyJTNFJTNDaW1nJTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyaHR0cCUzQSUyRiUyRmFkc2VydmVyLmFkdGVjaHVzLmNvbSUyRmFkc2VydiUyRjMuMCUyRjU0NTIuMSUyRjM1ODg1OTMlMkYwJTJGMjI1JTJGQURURUNIJTNCbG9jJTNEMzAwJTNCbWlzYyUzRCU1QlRJTUVTVEFNUCU1RCUyMiUyMGJvcmRlciUzRCUyMjAlMjIlMjB3aWR0aCUzRCUyMjcyOCUyMiUyMGhlaWdodCUzRCUyMjkwJTIyJTNFJTNDJTJGYSUzRSUzQyUyRm5vc2NyaXB0JTNFJTIwJTNDJTIxLS0lMjBFbmQlMjBvZiUyMEphdmFTY3JpcHQlMjBUYWclMjAtLSUzRSUzQyUyRmNlbnRlciUzRQ==[/vc_raw_html]