CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Carolina Panthers were on their way to a 9-0 start in November 2015 when quarterback Cam Newton, with a Tennessee Titans defender holding onto his left leg, stretched his 6-foot-5 body and right arm over the goal line from 2 yards away to score a touchdown at Nissan Stadium in Nashville.
Then something really special happened.
Newton pulled himself out of the mass of defenders he'd overpowered and began an end zone dance he'd done a few weeks earlier without fanfare. Newton ended it with a move that infuriated linebacker Avery Williamson so much he got into the quarterback's face.