The Carolina Panthers the year before they picked Cam Newton with the first overall selection in the 2011 NFL Draft were not a very good football team. They went 2-14 under John Fox and fielded one of the worst offenses you'll see with Jimmy Clausen at the helm.

When I was the first pick, I went into a locker room of losers. Guys didn’t know how to win. Guys didn’t know how to prepare. It was a culture shock for me.”

Sometimes Cam Newton just says some stuff that baffles you. He did that again in New Orleans this week when he went on to potentially number one overall pick Travis Hunter's podcast to talk about what it's like to be the first pick in the draft.