CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- It finally hit Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton that he was a father when he recently looked in the back seat of his truck.
There was a car seat.
"It was something small, but it was like, 'Damn! I'm a father.'" Newton said Wednesday.
Newton took a brief moment while talking about Sunday's NFC divisional playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks to tell how "cool" it's been since his long-time girlfriend gave birth to Chosen Sebastian Newton on Christmas Eve.
But can a player who has a reputation of being "cool," from his dabbin' touchdown dances to the hoverboard he rides to and from the stadium when the weather is nice, remain cool with a car seat in his truck?