4th&1 with Cam Newton
Cam Newton is finally speaking out about his viral violent altercation at a 7v7 youth football tournament … holding himself accountable and admitting things never should have turned physical.
The former NFL MVP addressed the elephant in the room on his ‘4th and 1’ podcast on Friday … and he backs up what Top Shelf Performance coaches TJ and Steph Brown said earlier this week — it all stemmed from some trash talk.
Cam claims both sides exchanged triggering words prior to the scuffle … but he’s owning up to the fact he shouldn’t have put himself in that position to begin with.
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“There’s no excuse,” the former Panthers star said. “It’s really not, ’cause it could’ve been a melee, more violence could’ve stemmed from that and it’s just not called for. And on top of that, it’s echoing something that’s been permeating for years — black people. Why it gotta be at a black event? You know what I’m saying? And I can easily play the victim and I’m not going to do that.”
Cam understands the gravity of the situation … and is thankful things did not get more serious.
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Ultimately, Cam said he needs to use his platform to have a positive influence on the next wave of athletes.
“I have to use my power to empower the next generation,” he added. “That’s all I wanna do. I wanna use what I’ve been through as information to change the narrative because to be honest, these are a lot of children’s way out of their situation.”
“They don’t have lawyers to look up to. They don’t have counselors to look up to. They see street n****s, they see people who are rapping and they see athletes as people that they look up to.”
As we previously reported, Cam and the Browns — who used to coach with the QB — got into the physical altercation during the 7v7 youth football tournament in Atlanta on Sunday.
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Cops told us earlier this week neither side wanted to press charges … and it’s clear everyone involved is hoping to put the whole thing behind them.
