Cam Newton’s name was tossed around the internet at an extremely high rate this weekend following a trash-talking moment with a young kid at this youth football camp.
The 31-year-old, who’s set to be a free agent, took persistent trash-talk from the kid before responding in the moment. Newton fed into the kid’s banter at first and appeared to be ‘triggered’, as the person who recorded the video said. That was the only context available primarily and it appeared that Newton couldn’t keep his cool while being confronted by a kid.
Newton followed up on the situation later on Instagram with a lengthy response.
“… I see there are a lot of things festering out there that I see have took place over the weekend,” Newton said, transcribed by NESN. “To the natural eye you see me asking the young man ‘Where is your dad at?’ but to me, talking to a child with everyone looking does me no good!! So instead of speaking or going back and forth with a child I wanted to have a man to man conversation with his father.
“People often forget as athletes that are often seen on TV, loved by most hated by some, people often forget we are real dads, real friends, real brothers, real sons, real human beings, etc!! With that being said, when I attend tournaments all across the country with my all-star team, I have given my time, my energy and my expertise to these kids coming into our program for over 11 years and that is not what people want to hear or even want to see…
“People want to see me arguing with another young man and to see me get in my feelings… but the truth is, I impact kids lives in a positive way. Make no mistake about it I allow kids to realize there ‘OUT’ by using there football talents to get them to the next level and in most cases… OUT OF THE HOOD!! So with that being said, have yourself an unbelievable rest of your day.”
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As for his career — Newton’s future with the New England Patriots isn’t likely, but still is far from being out of the question.
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