The Patriots’ radio color commentator apologized Sunday after he was criticized for suggesting quarterback Cam Newton was distracted by rap music at practice last week.
“That’s something I know that’s drawn attention for being racially insensitive,” Scott Zolak, a former backup quarterback for the Patriots, said before New England beat the Giants in the preseason finale Sunday night. “I’m sorry for that comment. I didn’t need to make that comment.”
Zolak, who is white, said he has since cleared the air with Newton, who is black.