NFL owner to Cam Newton: No tattoos, piercings for you

WASHINGTON - The Carolina Panthers want to keep Cam Newton, the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft, as wholesome as possible...

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The Carolina Panthers want to keep Cam Newton, the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft, as wholesome as possible.

Owner Jerry Richardson told interviewer Charlie Rose of PBS the talented quarterback can’t get tattoos or piercings, even though such body decorations are increasingly commonplace in sports.

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“I said, ‘Do you have any tattoos?’” Richardson recalled of his first meeting with the Auburn product. “He said, ‘No, sir. I don’t have any.’ I said, ‘Do you have any piercings?’ He said, ‘No, sir. I don’t have any.’ I said, ‘We want to keep it that way.’

“We want to keep no tattoos, no piercings, and I think you’ve got a very nice haircut,” he added.

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