Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton turned heads Tuesday when he posted a picture of his 2008 mug shot on Instagram, and he said Wednesday he did so because it reminded him of the "day it got as real as it's ever gotten in my life."
David Newton of ESPN.com shared Newton's explanation for posting the picture on the ninth anniversary of when he was arrested for stealing a laptop while enrolled at the University of Florida.
"I wasn't just in the holding cell," Newton said. "If you really look into that picture, you seen green and white [color of jumpsuit].