Cam Newton’s lucky to still have his teeth after being brutalized Thursday night during the Carolina Panthers’ 21-20 season-opening loss to the Denver Broncos, but there was a point in the third quarter when the Pro Bowl quarterback felt the need to address a pressing dental situation.
Newton was spotted flossing his teeth on the sideline with the Panthers leading 17-7. When asked after the game about what could only be described as “FlossGate,” Newton offered a very simple explanation.
“I was eating oranges at halftime,” Newton told reporters.
Cam Newton says he was flossing on the sidelines because he was eating oranges at halftime. pic.twitter.com/739MWyvy2S
— Rob Lopez (@r0bato) September 9, 2016
Simple enough.
If you have teeth, you know how annoying it can be to get food stuck in them. So really, who can blame the guy?
