A day after drawing intense criticism for sexist remarks made to a female reporter, Cam Newton, the quarterback of the Carolina Panthers, lost a sponsorship agreement with Dannon.
During a news conference Wednesday, the reporter, Jourdan Rodrigue of The Charlotte Observer, asked Newton about the route-running of receiver Devin Funchess. He responded by smiling widely and saying “It’s funny to hear a female talk about routes” with a strong emphasis on the word routes.
Video of the comments was posted to Twitter and Rodrigue was quick to assert that it was not funny and that it was her job to ask such questions.