A video of Cam Newton at a 7-on-7 tournament went viral over the weekend as a young player at the event heckled the quarterback about being a free agent.
Newton responded, “I’m rich! over and over, and he later took to Instagram to post a lengthy breakdown and explanation of what he was trying to say to the young man, who was a high school player named Jseth Owens.
Owens released an apology late Sunday night to Newton and others for what happened.
“As a football player I let my competitive side get the best of me & it was a huge miscommunication,” Owens wrote. “It was in the midst of the moment & I realize now how a lot of you took it as disrespect. I never meant to humiliate & let anyone down.”
@CameronNewton @espn @barstoolsports @overtime pic.twitter.com/JJaBUAJP3o
— jseth owens (@jsethowens_5) February 22, 2021
Give him some serious credit for the public apology.
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