Cam Newton: 'I saw myself more valuable than' Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, Peyton Manning

“There’s not 32 guys better than me. On my soul, on my soul, on my soul,” Newton said alongside ESPN’s Ryan Clark and former NFL players Channing Crowder and Fred Taylor. “At the end of the day, compare apples to apples, and oranges to oranges, certain situations for certain situations, and if you think I couldn’t be on somebody’s team right now, you’re a damn fool.”

After his first point, he then went on to say he is more valuable than some of the best quarterbacks to have ever stepped on the field — guys who will be immortalized in the Football Hall of Fame for eternity.

“I saw myself more valuable than a Tom Brady, I saw myself more valuable than an Aaron Rodgers, than a Peyton Manning. Because I can go into their community but they can never go to my community.”

I understand the point Cam was trying to make in how his impact on the game extended deep into his community, possibly deeper than those of the others listed. It felt a bit shoehorned after getting slam dunked on by Crowder saying he isn’t a top 32 quarterback on the planet. Crowder’s abrupt honesty was worthy of a chuckle.