Cam Newton goes all-in against Anthony Richardson after benching: Get the fk down

Cam Newton didn’t hold back while chastising Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson, who took himself out of Sunday’s loss to the Texans because he said he was “tired.”During the latest installment of his “4th&1” podcast, Newton, a former NFL MVP quarterback, gave Richardson a lesson in professionalism for taking “the easy way out” — and told the 22-year-old to get his act together and grow up.Richardson was benched for Joe Flacco, and coach Shane Steichen said it would be that way “going forward,” but did not correlate the move to Richardson subbing himself out of the Colts’ 23-20 loss in Week 8.Newton played a past clip of Richardson when he said, “Playing in the NFL, I feel like it’s easier than in college,” during a podcast appearance in the offseason.“You can’t say that and also say [you’re tired] in the press conference [on Sunday],” Newton said.

“You’re in the big leagues now, guy.This is the big leagues.

A lot of guys are in college and thinking, ‘Oh man, bro, I’m gonna dominate.’“No, you just think you’re going to do what [Ravens quarterback] Lamar Jackson does?” Newton said before naming quarterback legends, Tom Brady among others.“This s–t ain’t easy.

This game ain’t easy, bro.“… How you play the game is not fair.When I’m looking at a stat line and you 10-for-32 with 175 yards, one touchdown and an egregious interception … dawg, what the f–k.

You can’t do that… 45 yards rushing.Get the f–k down.” Newton emphasized the importance of Richardson getting reps as a young quarterback and explained that he can’t be mad about his benching.“You gotta suck the f–king s–t up and get prepared to fucking play the next play,” Newton said.

“When people make the decision to say we’re going with Joe Flacco, you can’t get made because you didn’t have the awareness or the experience to know what it’s like because these are reps.“It’s nobody’s job to make sure yo...