Fanhouse: Cam Newton's Father, Cecil, Will Not Attend Heisman Trophy Ceremony
Filed under: Auburn, HeismanCam Newton is headed to New York City as a Heisman Trophy finalist this weekend. His father, Cecil Newton, will not be in attendance.
Cecil Newton was invited by the Heisman Trust to attend the ceremony -- which will take place Saturday night -- as is customary for all parents of finalists.
But with the clouds of controversy circling the man who has been found to have solicited money from Mississippi State in return for sending his son to play there, the elder Newton has decided to sit this one out.
He released a ...