This petition is simple.  In 2011, one sportswriter wrote a scathing article on Bleacher Report about Cam Newton.  At this point, Newton had not played a single snap of professional football, but that didn't stop Jim Folsom from making some pretty bold claims.  In the Article, "Cam Newton: Why Carolina Panthers' New QB Is the Worst NFL Draft Pick Ever" Folsom began by saying this.  

"Cam Newton is a sure-fire bust. I am so certain of this that if he is the Panthers' starting quarterback in 2016, I will buy a Cam Newton jersey and stand in the stadium parking lot in my underwear when the Panthers come to Tampa Bay and hold a sign proclaiming that Auburn rules over Florida and Carolina rules over Tampa Bay."

He goes on to attempt to back up this statement, but now that Cam Newton is the leading MVP candidate on an undefeated Panthers team that is first place in the NFC it doesn't matter.  He was wrong.  

If he would have stopped after the first paragraph this wouldn't be that big of deal.  I would write it off as just another pissed of Florida Gators fan blowing off steam.  Unfortunately, Folsom kept going, and several Panthers fans (including me) took notice. 

"In five years, when [Tim] Tebow is leading Denver into the playoffs and Cam Newton is riding someone's bench, remember this article."

Well, I marked my calendar Mr. Folsom.  You can't put your foot in your mouth this big and not expect to get hassled.  

Jim Folsom has been called out about this by several fans on Twitter, and he passed the buck to bleacherreport.com saying that the decision was up to them.  This is why I am petitioning Bleacher Report.  

I would like Bleacher Report to hold their sportswriters to the words they write.  If you would like to tweet Mr. Folsom directly his Twitter handle is:

@folsom_jim 

-Brent Patterson