Cam Newton loses it over ESPN’s continued obsession of the “irrelevant” Dallas Cowboys

Cam Newton loses it over ESPN’s continued obsession of the “irrelevant” Dallas Cowboys The NFL is a strange business. A team’s popularity is not determined by its winning record and success rate but by its ability to market itself to its fanbase. This is the reason the Dallas Cowboys are the most valuable franchise in the NFL, despite not making the Super Bowl for nearly 30 years.

Win or lose during the NFL season, the Dallas Cowboys are always in the news, especially on ESPN’s flagship show First Take. The panel makes it a point to talk about America’s team at least three out of five days a week.

While Stephen A. Smith, Shannon Sharpe, and other experienced media personalities know talking about the Cowboys is good for ratings, the latest addition to the show, Cam Newton, did not like this. Newton seemed confused as to why they were discussing the Cowboys.

The former NFL MVP chimed in as the crew were having a heated conversation after Micah Parsons and Trevon Diggs left Dak Prescott off their list of top NFL quarterbacks.

Cam Newton is unhappy over the amount of coverage that the Dallas Cowboys get

He then went on to state that other active players such as Amon-Ra St. Brown in the NFL have podcasts, yet ESPN does not give them coverage over their takes. Newton questioned his co-hosts over their discussion of Parsons and Diggs leaving Dak off their top QBs list.

In a perfect world, the Dallas Cowboys would get the least amount of coverage on television. However, the audience wants to hear about the team, and they want to discuss the team.

Even if it involves negative sentiment against the franchise, people enjoy content on the Cowboys. Ultimately, the team brings in a higher viewership, which results in better ratings, and that is what ESPN is all about.

Stephen A. Smith broke it down perfectly for Cam Newton.

Win or lose, the team’s fanbase and haters will always tune in when the Cowboys are the topic of conversation. That is how the media game works, and while Jerry Jones gets a lot of flak for the Cowboys’ struggles, he deserves credit for making them into the most marketable team in the NFL.

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Cam Newton loses it over ESPN’s continued obsession of the “irrelevant” Dallas Cowboys

Cam Newton is unhappy over the amount of coverage that the Dallas Cowboys get

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