Cam Newton took a shot at the state of the Carolina Panthers’ organization before he arrived in 2011, and now some of his former Panthers teammates are shooting back. Appearing on “The Travis Hunter” show on Overtime,

Cam Newton won a national championship and Heisman Trophy with the Auburn Tigers before the Carolina Panthers made him the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft.

The Carolina Panthers the year before they picked Cam Newton with the first overall selection in the 2011 NFL Draft were not a very good football team. They went 2-14 under John Fox and fielded one of the worst offenses you'll see with Jimmy Clausen at the helm.

After spewing a fiery reply to Cam Newton's controversial comments on Travis Hunter 's show about the Carolina Panthers, former Utah and Panthers legend Steve Smith Sr. has explained his reaction in more detail in his latest tweet. "I've watched & listened from afar as U @CameronNewton talk about @Panthers! None of us are perfect," Smith said .

When I was the first pick, I went into a locker room of losers. Guys didn’t know how to win. Guys didn’t know how to prepare. It was a culture shock for me.”

Multiple former Carolina Panthers players called out Cam Newton for his critical comments about team that drafted him.