It seems that former MVP Cam Newton is an admirer of Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson. The former first-round selection thinks that of all the elite NFL quarterbacks without a title, including division opponent Joe Burrow of the Cincinnati Bengals, Jackson will be the first to win a Super Bowl.

During his appearance on the “Club Shay Shay” podcast on Wednesday, April 10, Newton was questioned about his predictions for the next Super Bowl champion, along with retired NFL tight end Shannon Sharpe. “Who do you think wins the Super Bowl first? Jordan Love, Brock Purdy, Joe Burrow, Lamar Jackson, Justin Herbert, Dak Prescott, or Jaleen Hurts?” Sharpe posed the question to him.

Newton responded instantly, “Lamar.” Three of those QBs (Hurts, Purdy and Burrow) have been to the Super Bowl before while Jackson reached the AFC championship for the first time in 2023.

Despite having the best record in the league and being the top seed, the Ravens were ultimately defeated by Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. Sharpe questioned Newton about what had transpired and why they had been unable to complete the task.

“I think that Lamar and the Ravens organization need to figure out how to win the ugly games,” stated Newton. Although the AFC title game ended in a 17-10 drubbing, it seemed as though the Ravens were unable to muster any offensive momentum.

“When I look at Lamar, it’s like bro just stop thinking,” continued the former MVP.

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Super Bowl Victory Is the Last Thing on Lamar Jackson’s List

Jackson was drafted by the Ravens in the first round of the 2018 NFL draft and has already produced a stellar career in 6 seasons.

Baltimore Beatdown’s Joshua Reed covered the Newton interview and wrote, “Jackson’s already Hall of Fame-worthy resume includes being voted league MVP twice, including a unanimous and near-unanimous tally, being named to three Pro Bowls, receiving two First-Team All-Pro honors.”

Jackson has been everything the Ravens could have imagined when they drafted him out of Louisville if not more, but Jackson has mentioned multiple times in the past that individual awards are not what he is playing for.

Reed wrote, “Lamar Jackson has overstuffed individual accolades in his trophy case. However, the most important one, a team accolade, has eluded him.”

This past season, Jackson and the Ravens attempted to win the AFC championship for the first time since Jackson took over, but they were unsuccessful.Despite having won the No. 1 seed in the AFC twice in his career, Jackson is 2-4 in the playoffs.

Speaking on winning the ugly game, Reed said, “The Chiefs have demonstrated the capacity to overcome all forms of adversity, including losing their starting quarterback for a series or the entirety of the game. The sky is really the limit once the Ravens demonstrate that they can perform the same on a regular basis.

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Newton Does Not Put the Blame on Just Lamar Jackson

The QB position is one of the most beloved and criticized positions in sports as players receive all the credit or all the blame.

While Newton wants Jackson to just “find a way to win” he also understands it cannot just be the QB getting it done. He told Sharpe, “It’s just not Lamar, its everybody finding a way to win.”

Reed wrote, “In every one of the Ravens’ playoff exits over the past six years, the team’s game plans either weren’t executed properly on one or both sides of the ball or mistakes compounded and snowballed.”

Newton points to Tom Brady and the New England Patriots as the perfect role model, saying, “That is what made Tom Brady and the New England Patriots so dynamic. Because we gon find a way to win.”

He finished by saying, “We gotta find a way to win and once he figures that out, the organization figures that out (Newton emphasizes whistle).”