New York Daily News

CAM HE PLEASE

Fuming QB:

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CHARLOTTE — Cam Newton has had it with NFL officials.

The Carolina Panthers quarterbac­k fired away Sunday, saying he doesn’t feel protected by them on the field and that their lack of calls is “taking the fun out of the game for me.”

The league’s reigning MVP said he simply doesn’t get the same calls that other QBs in the league get.

“Enough is enough,” Newton said after Carolina’s 30-20 win over Arizona. “I don’t think there’s a person that can go through what I go through and keep their head, you know what I’m saying? Hits to the head, that’s one thing, but when you’re not protected in the pocket, that’s another thing. It became the story of my life ever since I came in (to the league). It’s always, ‘Oh, we missed that, I’m sorry.’ That’s bull c--p.”

Newton said he plans to talk to NFL commission­er Roger Goodell about why he is treated differentl­y than other QBs.

MR. AND MRS. SMITH

Newton wasn’t the only one who had grievances to air with the NFL Sunday.

Kansas City Chiefs QB Alex Smith took two vicious hits in a 30-14 win over the Colts, the second one sending him to the locker room for good, and his wife had something to say about it.

“These past two weeks have opened my eyes,” Elizabeth Smith wrote in the first of a two-part tweet. “How many hits does he have to take before a flag is thrown. Funny when some QBs get tapped flags go flying.”

Smith left the game twice after taking hits to the head, once with a cut on his ear that left him disoriente­d and the second time with a concussion.

The social media traffic about the hits on Smith came from all corners. Some fans questioned whether Clayton Geathers intentiona­lly drove Smith’s head into the turf to knock him out of the game. Former Colts linebacker Gary Brackett wrote on Twitter that whoever cleared Smith

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