ESPN.com · Nov 18, 2016
Smith Sr. says he 'bumped heads' with Newton
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- There were rumblings when the Carolina Panthers released wide receiver Steve Smith Sr. in 2014 that his strained relationship with quarterback Cam Newton played a role in the decision.
Smith and Newton, as well as the organization, have shied away from that topic.
Former Panthers receiver Steve Smith Sr. admitted he "bumped heads" with Cam Newton in Carolina, saying "we were two people in two different phases of their life."But in the NFL Network's "Steve Smith: A Football Life" that airs Friday at 9 p.m., Carolina's all-time leading receiver and others give credence to the rumblings.