LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Chicago Bears outside linebacker Pernell McPhee had a simple message for the defense about playing the Carolina Panthers and star quarterback Cam Newton on Sunday.
“I told the defense, 'Let’s make him be Cam Newton and not Superman,'" McPhee said. "We don’t want him opening up the cape.”
McPhee knows firsthand what can happen when Newton transforms into a superhero on the field.
Seven years ago, McPhee squared off against Newton in Week 2 of the 2010 college football season when McPhee's Mississippi State team hosted Newton's Auburn squad in early-season SEC play.