Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton was grinning at the podium in Bank of America Stadium on Wednesday afternoon.
He and Captain Munnerlyn, the team’s 30-year-old nickel cornerback, have found themselves engaged in a wager this preseason that began during training camp.
“I’m not sure if you know the backstory about Captain Munnerlyn, but he’s a betting man,” Newton said. “Anything. I’m talkin’, ‘Is it gonna rain next week?’”
So Munnerlyn was challenged to meet Newton each morning (usually before the sun came up) at the team’s workout facilities, and walk in with him. A teammate, who Newton kept anonymous, had watched the early morning workout videos, usually cardio training, that Newton had been posting on his Instagram stories throughout the offseason.