Cam Newton wore the No. 2 during his Heisman Trophy-winning season at Auburn, but when he was drafted by the Carolina Panthers with the top overall pick in the 2011 NFL draft, fellow quarterback Jimmy Clausen had already claimed the number.
And Clausen wanted Newton to pay an enormous sum to get it from him, as Newton revealed this week:
2Cool2Blog @2Cool2BlogCam Newton says Jimmy Clausen tried to charge him $1M for a Jersey number when he was in the NFL <a href="https://t.co/j9tKjQLSsi">pic.twitter.com/j9tKjQLSsi</a>
"He's like, 'Sh-t, if you want it you've got to pay for it.