After reportedly signing with the New England Patriots on Sunday night, quarterback Cam Newton posted to his Instagram story to share a message of excitement and hope, and he followed with a video blog on his Youtube channel on Monday night. It showed how frustrated he was after the Panthers granted Newton an opportunity to look for a trade — and then it showed how motivated he was after his release.
“Right now, like I’m angry, I just feel let down but at the same time, I’m not bitter,” Newton said on March 17. “I know since the first day I came into this league, that this day was gonna come. I’ve been with the organization, a great organization, for as long as I’ve been in the NFL. I’m sad for this day to come. But, at the end of the day, in the famous words of Nipsey (Hussle), ‘The marathon continues.’
“I never once wanted to leave Carolina,” he added. “Don’t let them believe, don’t let them believe anything else. It was their decision. I stuck with it and I knew that so I asked for a trade. Everything else, that’s BS.”
The video features a lengthy montage that shows Newton working out to prepare for the upcoming season. He concluded the video: “I’m at your neck.” Here’s a look.
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