Cam Newton was asked by Stephen A. Smith on First Take Thursday morning if he'd give back the 2015 NFL MVP award he won as a Carolina Panther for a Super Bowl championship. Newton surprised everyone by saying that he would not. Why? Well, Newton went in a lot of different directions so here's his full response:

"I know that's not the popular pick, I'm not trying to be popularized," Newton said. The post Former Patriots QB Cam Newton says he wouldn’t trade his MVP award for a Super Bowl title appeared first on Boston.

On Thursday’s episode of ESPN’s First Take, host Stephen A. Smith posed a simple question to the Carolina Panthers legend—asking Newton if he’d be willing to trade his Most Valuable Player award for a Super Bowl title. And Newton, as he often does, brought a different kind of perspective to the table.