That’s not just lip service. Matthews has caught passes from his share of signal-callers including but not limited to – Carson Wentz, Ryan Tannehill, and Jimmy Garoppolo. He also played alongside Hurts during the quarterback’s rookie season in 2020. What stood out wasn’t just the talent. It was the mentality.

No one loved beef like the late, great 'Drama King,' D.J. Kay Slay. If things were quiet and there wasn't any, he'd create some. If he were here, he'd be having a field day with the Jalen Hurts narratives if he hadn't passed on after a COVID-19 contraction in 2022.

Since then, former NFL players like Terrell Owens, Ryan Clark and Dan Orlovsky have criticized Newton, even going as far as to take shots at his infamous Super Bowl 50 play against the Denver Broncos when he didn't dive on a fumble.