As the Carolina Panthers prepare to face the New Orleans Saints twice over the final three weeks of the regular season, Cam Newton is using last season (and the aftermath) as motivation.
New Orleans defeated Carolina all three times the two met last season, including in the playoffs. Afterward Saints defensive end Cam Jordan commemorated the clean sweep by sending his NFC South rivals a broom and wine.
Newton hasn't forgotten that. Not only did he call the move "disrespectful," per the Panthers' Joseph Person, but Carolina's Max Henson also notes that the quarterback still has the broom in his locker.