Overview
- Cam Newton omitted Jalen Hurts from his summer top-10 quarterback list, triggering the original backlash.
- Gillie Da King mocked Newton at a birthday party by waving the Eagles’ Super Bowl trophy and declaring that Newton had never earned one.
- Johnny Manziel defended Newton on X, calling Gillie “the biggest loser on the planet” and threatening to slap him if they crossed paths.
- Gillie responded in an Instagram video with white powder on his face, accusing Manziel of cocaine abuse and telling him to check into Alcoholics Anonymous.
- Newton has stood by his rankings despite criticism from other former NFL players, and Hurts has stayed out of the public dispute.