Former Auburn Tigers legend Cam Newton just wanted to show support and get some love from the Colorado Buffaloes, but things went wrong.
He had an awkward pre-game interaction with their two superstars, quarterback Shedeur Sanders and two-way star Travis Hunter.
Newton decided to take some time out on his podcast to address the awkward interaction with Hunter and Sanders.
“It was contentious. It was a little awkward. Not only with Shedeur but also with Travis….I think to protect our conversation. And I think I need to and will be obedient to that,” Cam Newton explained.
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“I think the difference between this age of athletes versus the age of athlete even when I was playing. Is so direct-to-consumer. And I even shared this with Shedeur. I said, bro, there’s a lot of support for you. And your father. And even Colorado. You don’t see that because people don’t naturally dwell on the good,” Newton continued.
“They’re reading the type of content that you like. Or that catches your attention…. He [Shedeur Sanders] needs to understand that this is the big leagues now. But I also have to understand this. I have more power than I give myself sometimes, too.” Newton admitted.
Cam Newton added that he wanted Shedeur Sanders to understand that the day NIL became legal, college players essentially became professionals.
“But I think for Shedeur to understand, bro, the day that they allowed NIL to be legal. You’re no longer an amateur no more. You used to they could protect the college athlete. That’s not happening,” Newton explained.
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Cam Newton Thinks NFL Career ‘Is Over’
Cam Newton is technically still a free-agent quarterback, but he has seemingly closed the curtain on his NFL career, as he remains unsigned for another season.
The 2015 MVP said in an episode of his Funky Friday show that “I think it’s over.” He added that his general passion for the sport “would never be over.”
General managers and coaches from around the league have shown him that they no longer see him as an option following his second exit from the Panthers.
The 35-year-old never won a Super Bowl, but his career speaks for itself.
During his MVP campaign, he threw for 3,837 yards and 35 touchdowns and ran for another 636 yards and ten scores, per his stats on ESPN.
