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  April 8, 2023 9:34 PM EDT

  A day after making sexist comments to reporter Jourdan Rodrigue, i sued an apology Thursday night calling his words " ." During a Wednesday pre s conference, Rodrigue asked the quarterback about wide receiver ' physical route-running. Newton began his answer by saying it was "funny to hear a female talk about routes." On Saturday, the Panthers' tweeted out a photo of Newton boarding the team plane for Detroit. He was Chris Paul Jersey wearing a hat pin showing the working women from the World War II "We Can Do It" posters. These women were later referred to as "Rosie the Riveter," though as points out, Rosie the Riveter was a separate cultural icon of the war who became conflated with the "We Can Do It" posters years later. Cam Blake Griffin Jersey boarding for Detroit Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) Either way, Newton's me sage was clear: He wanted to publicly support women and put the controversy behind him. It explains why he donned the pin again on Sunday morning as he made his way to Ford Field ahead of the Panthers-Lions game. Panthers quarterback Cam Newton arrives at Ford Field after a tumultuous week. David Newton (@DNewtonespn) "After careful thought, I understand that my word choice was extremely degrading and disrespectful to women," Newton explained in his apology, which he posted to his social media accounts. "And to be honest, that was not my intentions. And if you are a person who took offense to what I said, I sincerely apologize to you. I'm a man who tries to Wesley Johnson Jersey be a positive role model to my community and tries to use my platform to inspire others. I take ownership to everything that comes with that. And what I did was extremely unacceptable. "I'm a father to two beautiful daughters. And at their age, I try to instill in them that they can do and be anything that they want to be. And the fact that during this Rodney McGruder Jersey whole proce s, I've already lost sponsors and countle s fans. I realize that the joke is really on me. And I've learned a valuable le son from this. And to the young people who see this, I hope that you learn something from this as well. Don't be like me. Be better than me. And to the reporters Patrick Beverley Jersey to the journalists to the moms -- super moms -- to the daughters, the sisters, and the women all around the world, I sincerely apologize and hope you can find the kindne s in your heart to forgive me. Thank you." Network's Ian Rapoport reports that Newton was initially by the media's response to his remarks. Meanwhile, Panthers coach Ron Rivera ," and one of Newton's sponsors, Dannon Oikos, .