In many ways, Cam Newton seems made for Los Angeles.
Like Magic Johnson in his prime, Newton at his best can smile, dazzle and throw all sorts of crazy passes. Newton is a star in the reality TV show that is the NFL, and L.A. has always loved its stars.
So perhaps it is fitting that Newton on Sunday leads the Carolina Panthers into the NFL’s most ancient proving ground – the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, which likes to bill itself as “The Greatest Stadium in the World.”
Easily the oldest venue in the NFL, the stadium is 93 years old and seats about 93,000 people for football.