Cam Newton Sliding Down Bench Reaction

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Cam Newton Sliding Down Bench Reaction is a reaction video of professional football player Cam Newton responding to a comment by teammate N'Keal Harry.

Origin

On September 27th, 2020, the New England Patriots faced the Las Vegas Raiders. During the game, Patroits wide receiver N'Keal Harry spoke to teammate Cam Newton. Newton responded by slinking down the bench.

That day, the Twitter account for The Checkdown tweeted the video with the caption, "NEED to know what N'Keal said to Cam." The post received more than 4 million views, 6,400 likes and 1,100 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below).

NEED to know what N'Keal said to Cam 😂 CameronNewton</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/NkealHarry15?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">NkealHarry15 pic.twitter.com/qERZEFD8wu

— The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) September 27, 2020

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That day, the Twitter account for the Bleacher Report shared the meme with the caption, "We got a new Cam meme." The tweet received more tahn 39,000 likes and 7,000 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below).

We got a new Cam meme 😂 brgridiron</a><br><br>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/thecheckdown?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">thecheckdown) pic.twitter.com/WDZbptoUqP

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) September 27, 2020

The official Patriots Twitter account also shared the video as a GIF. The post received more than 33,000 likes and 5,500 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below).

Had to do it. 😂 @CameronNewton pic.twitter.com/w3G0EqLj4H

— New England Patriots (@Patriots) September 27, 2020

That day, in a post-game press conference, a reporter asked Newton about the conversation. He refused to answer, saying, "I'm just going to keep that discussion on the field and we can just go from there" (shown below).

Several media outlets covered the meme, including NBC,^[1] USA Today,^[2] Sporting News^[3] and more.

Cam Newton on the video of him talking to N’Keal Harry:"I'm just going to keep that discussion on the field and we can just go from there… Doughboy is growing up by the game.” pic.twitter.com/GNtMotUlS1

— Casey Baker (@CaseyBake16) September 27, 2020

Various Examples

When you let yourself get excited about a #RaiderNation 2-0 start… pic.twitter.com/TVgKU3ybKO

— Randy Scott (@RandyScottESPN) September 27, 2020

When someone tells you there’s still 3+ hours til Game 6 tips. pic.twitter.com/aLQdBmrrch

— Chris Forsberg (@ChrisForsberg_) September 27, 2020

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