Cam Newton blasts Diego Pavia for ‘classless’ post after Heisman Trophy ceremony
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Diego Pavia attended the Heisman Trophy ceremony on Saturday night. He finished second in voting for the prestigious honor, behind winner Fernando Mendoza. He was not happy about not winning the award, and let people know it via social media. One day after releasing a post that said “f- all the [Heisman] voters,” he apologized for making a “disrespectful comment.”
Most everyone in college football knows Pavia’s post was in poor taste. That includes 2010 Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton, who isn’t ready for forgive Pavia for his foolish mistake.
“I’m one of those [Heisman] voters, Diego,” Newton said during Monday’s episode of First Take. “Bro, that was classless. That was senseless. And to be in the position that you’re in… having aspirations to go to the NFL Draft. To not think that this will be brought up is terrible.”
To make matters worse, Pavia’s post came from a club. Newton expressed that he’d be shocked if his management of the situation doesn’t impact his standing in NFL circles.
“Everything is not supposed to be publicized or posted… you don’t get no cool points for saying that,” Newton said. “You don’t handle business like that, especially if you want to be a potential franchise quarterback.”
Pavia’s final game as Vanderbilt‘s quarterback comes versus Iowa in the ReliaQuest Bowl on Wednesday, Dec. 31. Kickoff between the Commodores and Hawkeyes is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. E.T. (ESPN).
