Cam Newton wears shirt with MLK quote during pre-game warmup

(Reuters) - Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton weighed into the Charlotte unrest by wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with a famous quote from civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. ahead of his team's home game on Sunday. The reigning NFL Most Valuable Player took the field for the pregame warmup wearing a black T-Shirt with a King quote on the back in white letters that read "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." Newton's on-field statement at Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium came five days after a black man, Keith Scott, was fatally shot by a black policeman in Charlotte. Demonstrations have been a constant for nearly a week in the North Carolina city and there was increased police presence outside the Panthers' stadium where protesters were marching as fans arrived for the game.

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