QB Cam Newton has obviously garnered headlines for his scintillating performance on the field.

He was named as the league’s Most Valuable Player last season, and led his Carolina Panthers to the Super Bowl.

However, he also prides himself on being the Russell Westbrook of the NFL when it comes to fashion.

The words “garish” and “eclectic” don’t even begin to describe Newton’s fashion sense. Prior to Carolina’s game versus the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, he committed a fashion faux pas — which led to him being benched for the first series of the game.

Newton failed to wear a tie on the flight out to Seattle. This led to head coach Ron Rivera’s ultimate decision:

“I didn’t follow the dress code and coach told me that I wasn’t going to start. I stand by his decision. The position that he’s in, I follow it, hand to hand. There were a lot of ties I was given, but I can’t wear a tie with this. We discussed it internally, me and coach, we got on the same page. I feel as if I wore a similar outfit like this before and nothing was done. But he has rules in place and we have to abide by them. No person is greater than the next person and it is what it is.”

It appears as if in the future, Newton will need to bring a tie that’s more to his liking.