After walking out of a post game press conference in the aftermath of losing the Super Bowl, Cam Newton was attacked on Twitter by a former NFL player in a fashion that many believe was racially driven.
Bill Romanowski, a longtime NFL linebacker who played for four team and won the Super Bowl four times over the course of a 15 year career called Newton a “boy” after bashing his behavior in the post game press conference.
Newton refused to answer some questions and answered others in one word.
Here’s the tweet in full: (as saved by someone before Romanowski deleted it)
Welcome to 2016 @billromanowski, where deleting your racist tweet doesn’t mean we don’t see it. pic.twitter.com/JL2CxLy48l
— Miss Dimplez (@MissDimplez) February 8, 2016
It is not the first time that Romanowski has shown hostility towards Newton.
In an interview with Bleacher Report, Romanowski said that if he were still in the league that he would try to hurt the Carolina Panthers quarterback.
“Are you kidding me?,” Romanowski said in the interview. “I’d hit him as hard as I possibly could, and probably at the bottom of the pile I’d try to get him by the neck and choke him. Hopefully he can’t breathe for a long time.”
After facing a storm of backlash on Twitter, Romanowski deleted the tweet where he called Newton “boy” and sort of apologized for it.
Calm down everyone! I meant he needs to grow up!
— Bill Romanowski (@billromanowski) February 8, 2016
I apologize for that remark ‘boy’. It was not intentional or even trying to disrespect others. Peace everyone.
— Bill Romanowski (@billromanowski) February 8, 2016
Newton and his Panthers were defeated by the Denver Broncos 24-10 in Super Bowl 50.
WATCH: Cam Newton walks out of Super Bowl post game press conference.
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