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NEW YORK — we interrupt the stalemate Labour Court and the struggle to bring you very probably the strangest ever witnessed, NFL draft live from Radio City Music Hall. Hear draftniks assembled? That is not the player names you're singing, as is their habit. Is a joint appeal for peace. "We want football!"Now, here comes the Commissioner to emcee. It is always good for a rousing cheer, so let's listen to the crowd ".Booooooo! "Did an oil company CEO just show up? "I hear ya," Roger Goodell responds. "Let's get back to some football."With the first draft choice, Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, select and human lightning rod when it comes to public opinion. "Boooo! " You might think this was Presumably the Swamp., the reaction is for past and current disputes skepticism. At least the boos are no longer as strong as they were for Goodell. Newton's father is here, among others. That banned as his son led Auburn to the National Championship.With second choice Denver Broncos select Texas at & M linebacker Von Miller. Now he is hugging Goodell .He also causes him. He is one of the names in the move antitrust against the NFL. Hug now, Sue later. Welcome to NFL 2011. Wonder if lawyers took the night to watch?And so it went in this most unusual Thursday night, as a sport could pretend that everything was fine, at least for a couple of hours.In these stormy times, no ordinary No. 1 draft pick would be. The face of the night to be a star from their soap opera.Is everything in Newton Cam now.Skeptics don't matter. The guru project that he held marking down the great Council doesn't matter. NCAA, having famously poked through his family matters, it does not matter.He is the No. 1 pick and always will be. If he ends up something more, is upon him. "I understand that everything is now under the watchful eye from that point onwards, and has been for me, "he said, as the worker's newest Carolina Panthers. "I understand (the critics) have a job to do and I got a job to do so. And I understand that everyone is not only to stop and say, "Okay, that is, Cam take no. 1 and we can leave it alone." "If anything, the floodgates have opened officially."The top selection in the project always comes with a loud noise, but rarely this much debate.He is a proven winner.He is an overhyped gamble.His upside is exciting.His luggage is heavy.It was perfectly understandable and rational that the Panthers called his name.But they should have picked someone else.One day, all anti-Newtons look back and see how wrong they were.Or the willingness of the Panthers.Many voices have weighed in on the subject, I was expecting half Susan Richard Nelson — judge that stopped the lockout — to include a clause of Newton in his written opinion.Three hours before Goodell climbed onstage, sniffing for bombs, the police dog roaming through the arena seats — did someone think about to wave the Newton tab of the project under his nose to see if he could bark? "I wouldn't say that I have more to prove to the people," he said. "I have more to prove to myself."It is a lot of goals and aspirations that I have when Mr. Goodell said my name as the No. 1 pick. It is a lot of things that have been given to me. It is a lot of risk and at the same time, I'm willing to deal with all this. "He wants a Super Bowl ring someday, of course. But all that is difficult to understand how? Only 29 men started at quarterback on the day that their teams have won the Super Bowl. There were 14 men serve as President of the United States "I'm ready to get the show on the road now," said Newton. "There is a warmth in my heart."What outline, which a year. We return now to the stalemate regularly scheduled.For more information about reprints & permissions, visit our FAQ. To report corrections and clarifications, contact standards Editor Brent Jones. The publication of the newspaper, send comments to letters@usatoday.com. Include name, telephone number, city and State for verification. To view our corrections, go to corrections. usatoday.com. We've updated the guidelines of the conversation. Changes include a brief review of the process of moderation and an explanation on how to use the "report abuse" button. To learn more.