If anyone had doubts about Carolina Panther quarterback Cam Newton’s growing popularity, the proof showed up this week when he took his shoes off after training camp, autographed them and thrust them into a crowd of screaming fans.
A mini riot nearly broke out.
Video of the moment shows a tug-of-war, with a half dozen fans pulling and pushing each other, with one girl briefly getting the bottom of the shoe in her face.
“They me and my husband’s,” yells one woman, elbowing other fans away. “Let ‘em go. Let ‘em go.”
She and a man, presumably her husband, are then seen running into the distance, each clutching a shoe to their chest like a gold bar.