Cam Newton: Ed Hochuli told him he's 'not old enough to get that call'
Cam Newton, a four-year vet, says Ed Hochuli told him he's 'not old enough' to get a personal foul call.
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Will Brinson
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Cam Newton wasn't happy about his inability to draw a penalty on the Saints for roughing the passer. And the NFL might not be happy with referee Ed Hochuli's explanation for why Cam didn't get the call.
Speaking at the Panthers postgame press conference -- where he wore a CAMOUFLAGE SUIT -- Newton said Hochuli told him he "wasn't old enough" to draw a penalty.
“I was really baffled by what was said to me,” Newton said. “I was rolling out trying to string out the play and create some type of opportunity to get a completion and the defensive lineman, you know, kind of hit me. It was close. It was right on the cusp. Was it a late hit? I don’t know. But the response that I got was, ‘Cam you’re not old enough to get that call.’”
You can see video of Newton's comments at Black and Blue Review.
Cam Newton: Ed Hochuli Said "You're Not Old Enough to Get That Call" from Black and Blue Review on Vimeo.
Age should have nothing to do with whether or not a quarterback can draw a personal-foul penalty.
And yet Newton alleges Hochuli said seniority is something needed in order to get calls.
“I’m looking at him like what? Jesus. I didn’t think you had to have seniority to get a personal foul or anything like that,” Newton said. “You just have to be accountable. It’s one thing to be frustrated in a situation where you see a personal foul on the opposing quarterback get called, and then for me when it’s something around the same range and for that flag not to be called, it’s … I’m ticked off. Really.
“Just the fact that it’s kind of, one, did he miss the call? If he would have said he missed the call, that’s one thing. But for his response to be what it was, that I’m not old enough to get that call, geez. So heaven forbid he gets any rookies. They’re going to have a long day. So, I don’t know."
Not to mention -- Newton isn't some young kid. He's been in the league for four years now. NFL players only last so long.
And the time is going to be even shorter if guys are getting roughed up without penalties just because they're not veterans.
Here's the alleged conversation:
