Cam Newton's 'Dab': How current Panthers remember the phenomenon
The Carolina Panthers were on their way to a 9-0 start in November 2015 when quarterback Cam Newton, with a Tennessee Titans defender holding onto his left leg, stretched his 6-foot-5 body and right arm over the goal line from 2 yards away to score a touchdown at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. Then something really special happened. Newton pulled himself out of the mass of defenders he'd overpowered and began an end zone dance he'd done a few weeks earlier without fanfare. Newton ended it with a move that infuriated linebacker Avery Williamson so much he got into the quarterback's face.
The celebration garnered national headlines when Rosemary Plorin of Nashville -- who attended the game with her 9-year-old daughter -- sent the Charlotte Observer a note she wrote to Newton questioning whether he set a good example with his dance. After that, the "Dab'' (at least Newton's version of it) became a national phenomenon as the Panthers went on to an NFL-best 15-1 regular-season record and Newton was named NFL MVP. But on that day in Tennessee eight years ago, something happened that still puts a smile on the faces of the current Carolina players, many of whom were in junior high or high school at the time.
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