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Panthers center Ryan Kalil comes to Cam Newton's defense, says QB did not quit on fumbled ball

San Francisco The morning after one of the worst losses of his life, Carolina Panthers center Ryan Kalil hadn’t watched the replay from Super Bowl 50 the rest of the world is commenting on: the fourth-quarter fumble that Panthers quarterback Cam Newton did not dive on.

But Kalil didn’t need to see the replay to know the play that sealed the Denver Broncos’ 24-10 win was not a character indictment of the Panthers’ franchise quarterback and league MVP.

“Cam’s not the quitting type. So this idea or this notion that he quit on us is garbage. I think it’s absolute garbage.