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ESPN anchor takes big shot at ‘First Take’ for coverage of Cam Newton celebration
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When Carolina Panthers QB Cam Newton danced in the end zone after his touchdown run against the Tennessee Titans back on Nov. 15, he got a lot of criticism for it.
A lot.
One mom even wrote a scathing letter to the Charlotte Observer not long after that.
His touchdown celebration became a hot topic on several programs around the country, and a national debate ensued over its excessiveness, a topic also covered by ESPN’s “First Take.”
On Monday, ESPN’s Robert Flores questioned his own network among others for their coverage of the topic. While showing a highlight of the Kansas City Chiefs’ 30-22 win over the Buffalo Bills, Chiefs TE Travis Kelce had his own dance number after a 15-yard TD reception, and Flores called out what he views as a double standard. Flores took the time to bluntly comment that Kelce doesn’t get flack for that “because he’s not black.”
U da realest @RoFloESPN #Dab pic.twitter.com/fPFPxlLVUp
— ?That’s Gotta Be Cain! (@CainMcCoy) November 30, 2015
Whether the network will decide to suspend Flores has yet to be seen.
Born and raised in Gainesville, Talal joined SDS in 2015 after spending 2 years in Bristol as an ESPN researcher. Previously, Talal worked at The Gainesville Sun.
