Cam Newton gives Lamar Jackson the ultimate praise ahead of Sunday's showdown

Even though he wasn’t the first to do it, Cam Newton will go down as one of the greatest scrambling quarterbacks in NFL history. His ability to dominate on the ground as well as with his arm was almost unprecedented in the league and helped him earn the MVP honors in 2015.

Now, however, the new generation of dual-threat quarterbacks, led by Lamar Jackson, has made Newton look like an amateur scrambler at best. Even so, the reigning MVP called Newton ‘The OG Superman’ ahead of their meeting next Sunday.

It’s clear that Jackson has taken a page out of Newton’s book and that he’s had to study his game as well as other great running quarterbacks like Donovan McNabb, Michael Vick, or even Robert Griffin III, who’s currently his backup.

Cam Newton Showers Lamar Jackson In Compliments Ahead Of Sunday’s Game

However, Cam Newton believes that he doesn’t even belong in the same categoryas Lamar Jackson, as he took his hat off to him and the way he’s been dominating defenses running the football:

“Man, my boy Lamar got a gear not many human beings got. And just to see him take off, I mean, I’m a fan of the game and if I’m watching Baltimore, obviously, I’m watching to see what the MVP is going to do,” Newton said, as quoted by NFL.com

“I think for a long time, and still to date, a lot of people do not respect the art of being able to run and protect yourself and to attack the defenses in many different ways. Not taking anything against anybody who can not or does not decide to run but, for him to be as successful and to make the impact, the big splash in this game, you know, not many people have done it,” he continued.

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“I say Michael Vick, I say Lamar, I don’t even think I’m in that stratosphere but for him to be as dominant, dynamic, explosive at the quarterback position is something that just gives so much opportunity to the younger generation to be able to see what Lamar Jackson is doing and to get hope to say I can play the quarterback position too,” Cam concluded.

Jackson has been often criticized for his reluctance to throw the ball downfield and just keep scrambling, but his ability to take off with his feet is exactly what makes him such a huge threat under center.

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Now, Jackson will get to square off vs. one of his influences and favorite players when the Baltimore Ravens travel to Foxborough to try and take down the struggling New England Patriots.