Cam Newton Explains What Caused Patriots-Dolphins Postgame Scrap

New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton took part in a postgame scrap. This may not be the best way to celebrate the 21-11 win over the Miami Dolphins, but Newton had an issue to solve. Something bothered him a lot, and he had to react. Patriots players had to accompany him to the sidelines.

The 2015 NFL MVP explained that Dolphins players tried to grab at his chain after the game. He may have made a mistake. Maybe he should have stayed away from the scuffle with Dolphins defensive tackle Christian Wilkins.

“It was a competitive game — on both sides,” Newton said. “You just have to realize who you’re talking to, and just keep everything in the game. I realized I was talking to a person that’s known for doing splits. So, it wasn’t characteristic of myself to keep going back and forth.”

We’ve seen Wilking do these celebratory splits. The Patriots quarterback said the team “got the thing that was most valuable today, and that’s the win.”

Cam Newton is not bothered with the postgame scrap

In one of the postgame videos, we could see Newton’s chain fall out of his hand at the end of the game. The quarterback showed media members both of his chains on his neck during a video conference call.

“They were reaching for my chain,” Newton said. “I think that kind of got up under my skin, but throughout it all, man, listen, I don’t want nothing taken away from a great team game that we did have. And I don’t want to be selfish and kind of focus or dwell on that.”

Well, this is not even important. It’s not the highlight of the game. Newton and his teammates opened the season with a win and that’s the only thing that matters right now. Head coach Bill Belichick is proud of the performance. He looks forward to seeing a better game next week. Patriots players will have a road game against the Seattle Seahawks. Seattle is not a threat for Newton and his team and that’s sort of a relief.