Cam Newton Responds to Viral Video of Interaction with Trash-Talking Camper

Joseph Zucker @@JosephZuckerFeatured ColumnistFebruary 22, 2021

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New England Patriots star Cam Newton addressed an interaction with a young heckler at a seven-on-seven tournament that has since gone viral.

The heckler said Newton was "about to be poor" because he's due to hit free agency this offseason. The 2015 MVP responded by wanting to speak with the kid's father:

Bleacher Report @BleacherReport
Cam goes back and forth with a camper who was trash-talking him at his own camp @brgridiron (via _coreydiantonio/IG) https://t.co/2d5ZcwhU0V

Newton subsequently wrote on Instagram he "wanted to have a man to man conversation" with his father and referenced his previous work with youth football players:

Drea Blackwell @KSBWDrea
Cam Newton responds. https://t.co/dReFFS3zcv

Newton also shared what happened in the immediate aftermath of the clip that made the rounds on social media:

Bleacher Report @BleacherReport
Cam shares a video at his football camp of him and a camper having a conversation after the player was trash-talking him @brgridiron (via @CameronNewton) https://t.co/R2x2OeoXG0

A number of athletes sounded off on the situation:

Trae Young @TheTraeYoung
Probably should ask him how to be a MVP in the league you probably wanna play in first.. 😂🤦🏽‍♂️ Smh https://t.co/QHj0hYgw1X

Marquez V-S @MVS__11
Man I wish I had NFL players at my 7 on 7. Let alone a player as elite as Cam Newton. Reality check, You got a guy who has reached every mile stone that we dreamed of as kids. You supposed to be picking his brain, being a sponge. Not a annoying fly that caused no damage to him https://t.co/b1gENqCCPr

Chiney Ogwumike @chiney
kids. kids. kids. please put some respect on his name... Heisman winner & NFL MVP 🏆 This is a CAM NEWTON appreciation tweet. (and btw... “I’m rich” is a flex like no other.)

Darius Slay @bigplay24slay
It blows my mind cause im sure that kid wants to be a Heisman trophy winner or a draft pick an Cam did both!!

There's no question Newton's value has taken a hit since his prime years with the Carolina Panthers, hence him signing a one-year, $1.8 million contract with the Patriots.

As many have pointed out already, going after the 31-year-old doesn't make any sense given what he has achieved in college and the NFL.

Newton played a pivotal role in Auburn's 2010 national championship, the same year he lifted the Heisman Trophy. He also guided the Carolina Panthers to Super Bowl 50 in 2015, where they fell short against the Denver Broncos.

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And while Newton had to take a big pay cut from the original $21.1 million salary-cap hit he was originally slated to have in 2020, Spotrac estimates he has collected $122.5 million from his NFL contracts alone.

If that's being "poor," then plenty of people would love to swap places with the three-time Pro Bowler.