Cam Newton has been energetic and bouyant at training camp since joining the New England Patriots, but his tone changed Wednesday.
Newton was asked at the end of his video conference with reporters how he was processing the shooting of James Blake, an unarmed Black man who was shot multiple times by a white police officer Sunday in Kenosha, Wisc.
"It's just disheartening," Newton responded before referencing comments Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers made Tuesday night about Black people "loving this country" and the country "not lov(ing) us back.