Cam Newton is the MVP of postgame conference apparel

By now, we know Cam Newton doesn’t care what anyone thinks about his style. We got used to the fox tails last year.

Those haven’t gone away, but he’s kicked it up a notch with the headwear. Let’s take a journey.

Never mind that this press conference is inside. Cam’s not taking any chances.

Now fast forward to this summer.

He’s not messing around anymore. The winter hat was stylish, but now it’s summer. He would have fit right in with Beyoncé’s New Orleans family right here.

Newton is clearly jacking Carlton’s signature look with a fast food twist. And look, in this interview he was saluting Michael Phelps with a subtle hat pun. What a wordsmith.

He’s got the hat down, but he wasn’t sure what else to wear and the denim shirt is a bit of a miss. It’s okay, though, he’ll get it next time.

This was his second visit at the casino. He tried. Still not there yet.

He just needs to grow out his goatee a little and he’s got the complete look.

Newton’s hat has a pin on it that says “Don’t be a puppet.” He’s missing only the ornamental walking stick Mr. Peanut carries, which he would probably use to defend himself from the mainstream masses.

Just look at Gene Kelly.

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Plus a tasteful Pilgrim hat to get into that Thanksgiving spirit. And let’s not neglect the shoes, patterned with what looks like amoebas swimming in a Petri dish.

Need we say more?

This all culminated in Cam not dressing up enough before the Panthers played the Seahawks Dec. 4. He was benched for the first play of the game. So we took a look at what he can get away with.