Bill Cowher

Former Steelers head coach, analyst

People glorified Brett Favre’s love of the game, but they seem to hold it against Cam Newton. Why?

“I think people view Cam sometimes as being more self-serving and maybe with Brett, it was more he was playing the game. I don’t disagree that some people who are offended by it should also look into the individual and see what he does in his community. When he scores a touchdown, you can get upset with him, but then when he goes over and hands the ball to the little kid in the first row, I can’t really be that upset.”

But you’re not a fan of some of the Panthers’ celebrations?

“I don’t know if it’s a new-age thing, but it’s one of these deals that it can be in the form of being almost disrespectful. I like Ron Rivera and we’ll talk about some of these things during a Sunday interview.”