Newton reply is not that ‘funny’
Quarterback Cam Newton has “expressed regret” for his response to a female reporter's question at a news conference on Wednesday, a team spokesman said.
When Charlotte Observer reporter Jourdan Rodrigue asked Newton about wide receiver Devin Funchess' route running, the former league MVP smiled and said, “It's funny to hear a female talk about routes. It's funny.”
After Newton's comments, he proceeded to answer Rodrigue's question.
Carolina spokesman Steven Drummond said in a statement to the Associated Press that Newton had a conversation with Rodrigue after the news conference ended and expressed regret for his remarks. Rodrigue released a statement through the Observer via email saying that Newton did not apologize when they spoke after the news conference.
She said she “was dismayed by his response, which not only belittled me but countless other women before me and beside me who work in similar jobs. I sought Mr. Newton out as he left the locker room a few minutes later. He did not apologize for his comments.”
Drummond said the Panthers “strive as a department to make the environment for media comfortable for everyone covering the team.”
Mariota update
Tennessee Titans coach Mike Mularkey says the status of quarterback Marcus Mariota is unclear for their upcoming matchup with the Miami Dolphins.
The Titans coach remains hopeful that Mariota will play despite a strained hamstring.
Mariota, who was hurt in last week’s loss to Houston, was limited in practice, stretching and throwing passes during the open portion of the workouts on Wednesday. The quarterback did not speak with reporters after practice.
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After missing all of the Indianapolis Colts’ offseason workouts, all of training camp, all of the preseason and the first four regularseason games, quarterback Andrew Luck practiced Wednesday. His workload will still be limited. Coach Chuck Pagano has already said Luck won’t play Sunday against winless San Francisco . ... Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid denounced cornerback Marcus Peters’ direction of profanities at fans during Monday night’s game against Washington, saying “we can’t go in that direction.” Reid says the situation, which was caught on camera, has “been addressed.” But he declined to say Wednesday what kind of punishment, if any, was meted out and refused to take questions . ... The Green Bay Packers’ Davante Adams has returned to practice after taking a helmet-to-helmet hit from Chicago Bears linebacker Danny Trevathan that led to the receiver being carted off the field on a stretcher.