Fans call NFL star Cam Newton’s brimless hat a yarmulke
Published October 4, 2018
(JTA) — Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton is 6-foot-5, and he has a big personality to match his size. He’s no stranger to making headlines and fashion statements.
Cam Newton feeling saucy AF pic.twitter.com/6kCPYTwkT8
— BallerAlert (@balleralert) September 24, 2018
At his weekly media conference on Wednesday, Newton donned a brimless Panthers hat, raising eyebrows in the process.
QB1 Style 🧢 @CameronNewton rocking the Panthers hat with no bill today.#KeepPounding | #NFL | #Panthers pic.twitter.com/OHkvV4vfsx
— Ashley Stroehlein (@ashstro) October 3, 2018
We taking brims off of hats now, @CameronNewton? pic.twitter.com/E1jlXqN8kM
— Bleacher Report NFL (@BR_NFL) October 3, 2018
Some fans saw it as the Panthers version of a yarmulke. (Newton, 29, isn’t Jewish.)
Cam Newton has cut the brim off his cap because….fashion.
It’s like a Panthers yarmulke, but different. pic.twitter.com/kcDdvlVOc1
— Andrew Siciliano (@AndrewSiciliano) October 3, 2018
On behalf of the Jewish delegation, I declare Cam Newton an honorary Jew. Mazel tov. https://t.co/pkFg2V3NrX
— Tom Green (@Tomas_Verde) October 3, 2018
Cam Newton opting to wear the panthers yarmulke in today’s interview #cultured pic.twitter.com/U4rifKFU5W
— Davis Byrd (@davisbyrd30) October 3, 2018
He’s clearly Jewish
— Devin Peeples (@KingDevin44) October 3, 2018
You do you, Cam.