CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton didn’t want to name his new son after him because he didn’t want the boy to feel the pressure of being a Junior.
He also didn’t want an ordinary name. He wanted something that “would be masculine, but yet unique.’’
So he chose Chosen.
Let Newton explain.
“Every person that I’ve had this conversation with I say, ‘I didn’t want him to have the pressure of being the Junior,’ ’’ Newton said on Friday. “Then they replied with, ‘What the hell do you think Chosen is going to bring?