Cam Newton Raised His Fist After Becoming The First Quarterback With 50 Career Rushing Touchdowns

Cam Newton made history on Sunday afternoon. Early in the fourth quarter of Carolina’s 33-30 win over New England, Newton ran into the end zone for his only score on the ground during the game. While it was only a seven-yard run, it was a historic one for Newton and ended with a statement by the former MVP.

With the touchdown, Newton became the first quarterback in NFL history to find the end zone 50 times over the course of their career. Already established as one of the greatest rushing quarterbacks to ever play the game, this made the gap between Newton and Steve Young — who is second all time with 43 rushing touchdowns — even larger.

Newton was great all afternoon, as he went 22-for-29 with 316 yards, three touchdowns, and an interception through the air to go along with his eight rushes for 44 yards and a score on the ground. While New England’s defense has been bad this season, it was still the type of game that reminded us that Newton won an MVP award less than two years ago.

But after he found the end zone on his one rushing touchdown of the day, Newton made a statement by throwing his fist in the air.

Newton raised his fist and stood there for a moment right before doing his famous Superman celebration. As The Guardian pointed out, Newton told the media earlier this week that he wanted to send a message after Donald Trump’s recent comments about the NFL, saying “People feeling oppressed and people that are rich looking down on other people, you don’t get nowhere with that. We all are created equal.”