Cam Newton Pays Homage to Peyton Manning on Instagram

CHARLOTTE, NC (WCCB Charlotte) — Cam Newton’s diagnosis by the national-media of being a ‘sore-loser’ can be silenced for at least a day with his latest post on Instagram.

Newton says he is “grateful to have shared the field” in Manning’s last game, a Super Bowl 50 victory over the Panthers.

I am grateful to have shared the field in your LAST game but most importantly I am grateful to have mimicked a style you created to bring out the best in MË! And that style is/was mastering the art of: PREPARAT1ØN. You have changed this game in ways you will never no and I admire the man you are on and off the field. You set the bar H1GH….extremelyHiGH and knowing your family, I know that’s just the norm. I came into this league gagging and still gagging my talents to this day off of the things that YOÜ have done and accomplished; because you are and you will FOREVER be the STANDARD! So long SHER1FF! #omahaOMAHA #1STpickGÄNG #iWmW -1OVE

A photo posted by Cam Newton (@cameron1newton) on Mar 7, 2016 at 11:40am PST

The image Newton posted is one that is often forgot after Super Bowl 50. Much was made of Carolina’s quarterback walking out of a post-game press conference after very, brief answers.

Newton continued in the post by saying that the bar is set high for all quarterbacks because of Peyton Manning.

Manning retires as the NFL’s all time winningest quarterback and tops on the list for touchdown passes in a career.