CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton made the decision on Tuesday to post his November 21, 2008 police mugshot on Instagram because that was the day in his life and football career "that made it real.''
"I wasn't just in the holding cell,'' Newton said on Wednesday. "If you really look into that picture you seen green and white [color of jumpsuit]. That wasn't a polo sweater. That day it got as real as it's ever gotten in my life. To realize if I ever want what I want in life, this is the determining factor.