Deion Sanders, Marshall Faulk and Michael Irvin were quick to weigh in after Cam Newton walked out of his post-Super Bowl 50 press conference.
The Carolina Panthers quarterback and NFL MVP was well below par as his team lost Sunday's Super Bowl 24-10 to the Denver Broncos in Santa Clara, California, and his off-field performance was similarly poor after the defeat:
For NFL Network's Sanders, a Hall of Fame cornerback, Newton's actions were unacceptable given his status, per Yahoo Sports' Jay Busbee:
You are the face of our brand right now, you can't do that.