In 2015, ESPN published an article He noted that then-Carolina Panthers signal-caller Cam Newton was bigger than most defenders trying to make sacks and tackles.
“At 6-foot-5 and 245 pounds, there aren’t many quarterbacks who are as physically imposing as Cam Newton,” the article begins, noting that he is actually taller and heavier than 90 percent of the league’s defenders. He added that it was over 90%. More than half of them.
Fast forward to this weekend, Multiple men actually jumped over Newton. At a football camp in Atlanta.
It is not clear what strategy, if any, they devised. Considering Newton is only 34 years old and last played against an NFL player just a few seasons ago, no sensible person among us would mess with a player of his still muscular stature. It’s safe to assume that there isn’t.
But they did mess with Newton – at least they tried. Yes, the former No. 1 draft pick and All-Pro made easy work of his attackers, fending off attacks that hit, swarmed and shoved him.
Here’s a clip of the action. Newton is a particularly tall man who wears a fancy hat, but despite the fuss of the shorter kids around him, his hat never comes off.
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What are the details?
by athleticSunday’s brawl occurred during a 7-on-7 football event involving players under 15 and 18, and Newton is the founder of C1N, a program that participated in the event.
Officials from Top Shelf Performance, a wide receiver training facility in Atlanta that also included youth teams, approached Newton at the top of a set of stairs, the newspaper reported. The Athletic reported that Newton was grabbed and a fight ensued.
A source familiar with Elite 7-on-7 soccer told the outlet that the two men seen fighting with Newton are both coaches at Top Shelf Performance and have previously been coached by Newton. Told. The clip shows the two concentrating on him, before Newton quickly gains control and manhandles one of them in a grassy area. Police and security personnel broke up the fight, The Athletic reported.
The co-founders of the group that sponsored the event were expelled from all involved in the fight, including Newton, who told the media that Top Shelf defeated C1N on Saturday in a “heated match” with a large number of participants. Told. Tensions escalated on Sunday as trash talk broke out between the U-18 teams.
The Athletic added that Newton’s representatives did not immediately respond to messages Sunday night and that Atlanta police declined to provide information.
Former NFL star talks
Many former NFL players were speechless about the altercation, appearing to defend Newton while blaming his attacker.
Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe and All-Pro receiver Chad Johnson spoke out on the Nightcap podcast. The New York Post reported..
“Everyone thinks it’s cute.” [to tell Newton heâs trash]. Not so, Sharp told the Post. “It’s really embarrassing when someone takes time out of their day to try to give something back and you’re being rude and ungrateful.” Cam is so much better than me because I can’t stand it. If I was going to make someone else’s child disrespect me, I would be in big trouble. ”
Johnson added, “He knows Cam as well as I do.” He’s not going to bother with this. If a guy like Cam Newton is going to give players a chance to prove themselves in his 7-on-7 camps like this, he should take advantage of situations like this. “I have seen time and time again at these camps players, coaches and parents disrespect Cam Newton,” the newspaper said.
Former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III said Newton is “used to being a one-man army, so if you thought a few guys were going to jump over him and phase him, you’d be ridiculous. There wasn’t,” he added.
Griffin added: “Honestly, I hate seeing this. No one, not even Cam Newton, should be disrespected like this. How can we do this when we’re attacking each other like this? Can we stand up and be better for our community and change the narrative?” The paper pointed out.
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