Fans call NFL star Cam Newton’s brimless hat a yarmulke

The accomplished quarterback's latest fashion statement had some fans calling him an honorary Jew.

Cam Newton wore an interesting hat at a media conference on Oct. 3, 2018. (Screenshot from Twitter)

By Gabe Friedman October 4, 2018 2:30 pm

(JTA) — Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton is 6-foot-5, and he has a big personality to match his size. He’s no stranger to making headlines and fashion statements.

https://twitter.com/balleralert/status/1044298188688183297

At his weekly media conference on Wednesday, Newton donned a brimless Panthers hat, raising eyebrows in the process.

QB1 Style 🧢 @CameronNewton rocking the Panthers hat with no bill today.#KeepPounding | #NFL | #Panthers pic.twitter.com/OHkvV4vfsx

— Ashley Stroehlein (@ashstro) October 3, 2018

We taking brims off of hats now, @CameronNewton? pic.twitter.com/E1jlXqN8kM

— B/R Gridiron (@brgridiron) October 3, 2018

Some fans saw it as the Panthers version of a yarmulke. (Newton, 29, isn’t Jewish.)

Cam Newton has cut the brim off his cap because….fashion.

It’s like a Panthers yarmulke, but different. pic.twitter.com/kcDdvlVOc1

— Andrew Siciliano (@AndrewSiciliano) October 3, 2018

On behalf of the Jewish delegation, I declare Cam Newton an honorary Jew. Mazel tov. https://t.co/pkFg2V3NrX

— Tom Green (@Tomas_Verde) October 3, 2018

Cam Newton opting to wear the panthers yarmulke in today’s interview #cultured pic.twitter.com/U4rifKFU5W

— Davis Byrd (@davisbyrd30) October 3, 2018

He’s clearly Jewish

— Devin Peeples (@KingDevin44) October 3, 2018

You do you, Cam.

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