Game day is like Christmas for kids who get TD footballs from Cam Newton

Posted Dec 24, 2015
A football sits under the Christmas tree at Michael Arellano's home. Nothing else. Just a football. It's not wrapped. It's not even new. But it might be the best present Michael will get this year, maybe ever, and it wasn't even for Christmas. Michael, 11, got the football from Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton after Newton threw a touchdown pass in a Nov. 22 victory over the Washington Redskins. (ESPN.com)

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