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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Carolina Panthers have bigger issues than the length of quarterback Cam Newton's capri-style pants following Sunday night's 37-19 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. But since his pants came up -- no pun intended -- in a GQ magazine post and other social media venues, let's address them.  Let me start with saying I appreciate Newton's style. He has, as he likes to say, swag. He's a risk-taker, which is more than we can say about him on the field lately, in terms of running.
I appreciate him raising the style bar in Charlotte, where you'll still see the occasional pair of overalls on the street. Newton's style probably is better suited for a big city than the Queen City, where fashion tends to lag about five years behind. But these capris -- or man-pris as some are calling them -- might be a bit over the top. When you consider how far the bottom of the pants were from Newton's slippers, they were a lot over the top. The 6-foot-5 quarterback with the "MADE Cam Newton" line at Belk MADE such an impression with his pants that it got a mention on ESPN's "Monday Night Countdown's" "C'mon Man!'' segment and got the following write-up by GQ's Jake Woolf:
"You'll be hard-pressed to find a bigger advocate of the 'Shorter Pants for Men' movement than us. We always say pants on your suit should have no break, and we're all about flashing some ankle in casual looks. But there is such a thing as taking it too far. One such example is Cam Newton, who after taking a 37-19 beating at the hands of the Steelers, showed up to the press conference in what we might call capri pants. Cam is a tall dude, so we know it can't be easy to shop for pants, but this looks like premeditated croppery. There's a few other things that aren't working that well here, but we won't pick on the guy."
Maybe Newton thought a big storm had come up and wore the pants in case he stepped in a puddle. Maybe he grabbed an old pair of pants that wide receiver Steve Smith (5-9) left behind after being cut and signed by Baltimore, Sunday's opponent. Maybe we should just focus on the ankle and rib injuries that have turned the running quarterback into a pocket passer.
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