Cam Newton didn’t hold back while chastising Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson, who took himself out of Sunday’s loss to the Texans because he said he was “tired.”
During the latest installment of his “4th&1” podcast, Newton, a former NFL MVP quarterback, gave Richardson a lesson in professionalism for taking “the easy way out” — and told the 22-year-old to get his act together and grow up.
Richardson was benched for Joe Flacco, and coach Shane Steichen said it would be that way “going forward,” but did not correlate the move to Richardson subbing himself out of the Colts’ 23-20 loss in Week 8.
Newton played a past clip of Richardson when he said, “Playing in the NFL, I feel like it’s easier than in college,” during a podcast appearance in the offseason.
“You can’t say that and also say [you’re tired] in the press conference [on Sunday],” Newton said. “You’re in the big leagues now, guy. This is the big leagues. A lot of guys are in college and thinking, ‘Oh man, bro, I’m gonna dominate.’
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