Cam Newton Comments Provoking As CJ Gardner Defends Jared Goff.
Cam Newton, a free-agent quarterback, recently made comments about several NFL quarterbacks, labeling them as “game managers” who don’t significantly impact their team’s victories or losses.
Among those mentioned was Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff. This sparked a response from Goff’s teammate, C.J. Gardner-Johnson.
During a recent episode of his “4th and 1” podcast, Newton categorized Jared Goff among the current quarterbacks he perceives as merely “game managers,” suggesting they don’t significantly influence their team’s success.
“Brock [Purdy], they aren’t winning because of him,” Newton said. “
He’s managing the game, and if we were to put that in its own right as game managers, Brock Purdy, Tua Tagovailoa, Jared Goff and really, Dak Prescott. These are game managers. They aren’t difference makers.”
If we’re really going to call a spade a spade, there’s a difference between managers of the game and difference-makers of a game. That’s not to say they can’t win the MVP, but it just is what it is.”
Gardner-Johnson would strike back at Cam Newton, telling him on X (formerly Twitter) to stop targeting Goff and to even bring him onto the podcast.
Johnson is in his first season with the Lions, and it’s clear that he holds Goff in high regard