The hot take machine is sputtering as we inch toward Week 1 of the NFL season.
Former Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton said Friday that the Micah Parsons trade doesn't make the Green Bay Packers a true threat to the NFC. Newton, who just signed a multi-year deal with ESPN that will expand his role on "First Take," said the Packers can't be a threat until they've overcome the Detroit Lions.
"They're not better than Detroit, even after this Micah Parsons pick," Newton said. "You can't say with a straight face that they are.