From the ringer, I'm Tyler R. Times.

When I spoke to NFL star Cam Newton in January, his mindset was clear.

I'm my whole career to being in a Charlotte.

Cam won't be getting that wish.

He was released by the Carolina Panthers in March.

Cam is a complex figure, and my interest in him goes far beyond his exuberant smile and

transcendence style of play.

Cam broke the glass seal in American athletics, ascending to a place in the sport that few black

quarterbacks have ever reached.

Making his fall that much more dramatic.

Over the past year, I've traveled the country speaking to coaches and teammates, friends

and family, reporters, and even briefly said a man himself, trying to unravel the enigma

that is, Cam Newton.

I'm covered contradictions at every turn.

How can the hardest work on the team be depicted as a bad leader?

And how can a franchise icon, with the NFL MVP and Super Bowl appearance on his resume,

be so abruptly cast aside?

The ringer NFL show presents the Cam Chronicles, the series premieres Monday, July 13th.

Do you make me know, Tee?

When he ain't policing, he's a picture postcard of a drunk and self-destructive fuckup.

And when he is policing, it's pretty much the same on the fuckup, but on a good case,

as as close as the man comes to being right.

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