Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton took exception to a third-quarter hit by Arizona Cardinals defensive end Calais Campbell during Sunday's 30-20 victory, saying plays like that have taken the fun out of the game for him.
"It's really taking the fun out of the game for me," he said. "At times I don't even feel safe. And enough is enough. I plan on talking to commissioner (Roger) Goodell about this. And I don't know what I have to do."
Newton said he has taken hits that have drawn flags for other quarterbacks, and that he's tired of it. No one on Walt Coleman's crew on Sunday threw a flag on the play.
" 'It's taken fun out of the game. ... Story has been, 'We missed that one.' That's horsecrap," Newton said.
Asked what the breaking point was for him, Newton pointed to that play.
"He could have torn my ACL," he said. "That's the breaking point."
