Quarterback Cam Newton literally froze when he first caught a glimpse of Peppers in the video.

"I need you to airdrop this to me," Newton said, still in disbelief. "I need a screenshot of this."

As the clip began circulating around the locker room, rookie cornerback Donte Jackson laughed at the thought of Peppers finding out.

"He's not going to want me to see this," Jackson said before lowering his voice to do a spot-on Peppers impression. "He'd probably be like, 'Oh, you know D-Jack, I was just young. It was fun times.'"

Nelly also included Peppers in the lyrics of "Heart of a Champion" released a couple of years later ("That's why I'm back up at the Super Bowl - with Julius Peppers")