Cam Newton jokingly drops one liner about first impression of Chase Young
By Keith Farner
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Washington pass rusher Chase Young is listed at 6-foot-5 and 264 pounds, and is widely viewed as one of the up-and-coming premier defensive ends in the NFL.
Former Auburn star Cam Newton got his first glimpse of Young Thursday night in the preseason opener. The second overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft got to Newton and broke up a play, which forced Newton to fumble only before a Washington lineman recovered the ball.
Asked about his perspective of Young, Newton talked with reporters after the game.
“He’s smaller than I thought,” Newton said. “That’s a joke, I’m just messing with you. Yeah, he’s going to be good, he’s going to be real good. But I’ve got to do a better job of protecting the football. He kind of got me right in the tweener when I was letting the ball go, or trying to pull it back. So coach talks about it all the time, man, ball security is job security and that’s what it comes down to.”
Young had 7.5 sacks last season, and against New England on Thursday, Newton made one tackle, and had the one QB hit on Newton.
Cam Newton on his first impression of Chase Young: “He’s smaller than I thought.” 😄 pic.twitter.com/B1Z51eLhoU
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A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
