BOCA RATON, Fla. — Panthers coach Ron Rivera suggested Wednesday that players on the losing Super Bowl team should not be interviewed after the game.
Rivera was asked at the NFL owners' meetings about league MVP Cam Newton's meltdown immediately following the loss to Denver. His voice becoming more and more passionate, Rivera went on a lengthy discourse about the subject.
He said perhaps only the coach of the losing side should meet with the media after the Super Bowl. He doesn't think players should be asked to relive so soon losing the biggest game of their career, emphasizing several times that his All-Pro quarterback was showing "raw emotion" after a "crushing blow" of a defeat.