From the ringer, I'm Tyler Aratoms.

When I spoke to NFL star Cam Newton in January, his mindset was clear.

I'm my whole career to being in a Charlotte.

Cam won't be getting that wish.

He was released by the Carolina Panthers in March.

Cam is a complex figure, and my interest in him goes far beyond his exuberant smile and transcendent style of play.

Cam broke the glass seal in American athletics,

a sentence to a place in the sport that few black quarterbacks have ever reached.

Making his fall that much more dramatic.

Over the past year, I've traveled the country speaking to coaches and teammates, friends and family, reporters,

and even briefly to the man himself, trying to unravel the enigma that is Cam Newton.

I'm covered contradictions at every turn.

How can the hardest work on the team be depicted as a bad leader?

And how can a franchise icon, with the NFL MVP and Super Bowl appearance on his resume, be so abruptly cast aside?

The ringer NFL show presents the Cam Chronicles, the series premieres Monday, July 13th.

I need support to have to clear the room.

Stand up and walk.

Hello and welcome to the watch.

My name is Chris Ryan.

I am an editor at the ringer.com and joining me on the other line.

He's my top five show of the year every year.

It's Andy Greenwald.

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