Cam Newton was benched for the Carolina Panthers' first unpleasant perform Weekend evening because he unsuccessful to put on a tie on the team’s journey from north Florida to Dallas on Saturday.

But, Newton described, it was really about the clothing.

Newton described in depth delayed Weekend evening the series of activities that led to him breaking go trainer Ron Rivera’s group concept that needs all gamers to put on a tie. The issue, Newton said, was that he unsuccessful to package a collared clothing clothing that would provide a tie for the team’s prolonged Western Shore journey that began with last week’s activity at the Concord Raiders.

He was provided the opportunity to lend a tie, but without a receiver, it wouldn’t perform. On brief observe, he said he couldn’t choose a dress clothing that fit his 6-foot-5, 245-pound whole body.

So Newton boarded the team’s rental journey dressed in a dark turtleneck and jacket, and he was momentarily benched because of it.

Rivera said Weekend evening that he benched Newton because he wants to deal with all his gamers the same – such as his qb, who also happens to be the NFL’s ruling Most Useful Gamer. The issue for Rivera and the Panthers was that this minimal concept breach had important on-field consequences.

“My choice. Absolutely my choice,” Rivera said. “The choice appeared because I cure them all the same.”

Veteran Derek Anderson began the activity instead of Newton, and easily used an interception on the first perform of the activity. Dallas linebacker Scott Morgan came back the choose to the 8-yard range, and the Seahawks easily went up 3-0, that can a 40-7 win. Newton completed 14 completions on 32 efforts for 182 metres and one landing.

“We didn’t reduce this activity because of a tie, you know what I’m saying?” Newton said.

The proven reality that this occurred at all is somehow suitable for the Panthers amongst this unpleasant year. At 4-8, Carolina almost certainly won’t create the 2010 playoffs now, a year after completing 15-1 and improving to the Extremely Dish.

Seattle was the website of one of the Panthers’ trademark regular-season victories a year ago, and the Panthers comfortably defeat Dallas again in the 2010 playoffs on their way to the Extremely Dish. And here Rivera and Newton were, less than a year later, discussing about tops and connections.

“I experience I used a identical clothing as this before and nothing was done, but [Rivera] says he has guidelines in position and we have to stick to them,” Newton said. “No bodies higher than the next one and, you know, it is what it is.”