Cam Newton Hops Playground Fence to Play With 7th-Graders

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If there’s one group of people who love Cam Newton, it’s children.

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On Friday a group of kids at Davidson, N.C.’s, Community School of Davidson got a surprise of a lifetime when the Carolina Panthers quarterback drove by their playground and noticed a kid wearing his jersey. Instead of just driving by, Newton hopped out of his car, asked a teacher if it was OK to toss a football around, and jumped the fence to play with the kids, WSOC reports.

Although Newton didn’t win the Super Bowl, he’s still a Superman in the eyes of the kids at the Community School of Davidson.

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