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Cam Newton is now being accused of instigating the fight from a 7 v 7 tournament in Atlanta that has since gone viral.
Over the weekend, a video of Newton fighting off several players exploded on social media.
Cam Newton led Auburn to a Natty with 1 O-lineman that started an NFL game and no one else recording a NFL reception, rush attempt or pass attempt. He’s used to being a one man army, so you are delulu if you thought some guys jumping him was gonna phase him. Hat didn’t even move. pic.twitter.com/i321xmZTyE
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) February 25, 2024
Two opposing coaches, TJ and Steph Brown, who were involved in the altercation, are accusing Newton’s behavior for starting the brawl.
Via Fox News Digital
“Sunday comes, I’m walking through the parking lot, walking to the field,” he recounted. “Cam jumps out of his car and yells, ‘Hey, all that sorry s— ain’t gonna work today. What we betting today? What we betting?’ I’m like, ‘I ain’t betting you, bro. I already beat you three, four times. You got to beat me first.’ He like, ‘What we betting? I got plenty of money. I ain’t ever running out of money.’ That’s when I told him, ‘That’s your problem. All you care about is money. You think money is everything. You can’t buy me.’ And I walk off.”
“It’s probably three minutes into the game, he’s sitting up top with all his kids around him under a tent yelling down on us,” TJ said. “‘Hey, I know that play. That’s my stuff. I taught y’all everything y’all know. I’m y’all daddy. I made y’all. I’m the reason for everything y’all got going on.’ He’s just yelling all this stuff.”
The two coaches accused Newton of grabbing one of them, which started the physical part of the altercation.
Steph went to confront Newton after their game to talk about what was being said, which is when things began to escalate. TJ was just walking up the long staircase when video shows Newton grabbing Steph by his jacket after they were face-to-face trading words.
TJ jumped in, throwing a punch at Newton before the latter grabbed him and the fight moved toward a fence.
Newton has a reputation for trash-talking at these camps, but he went a bit too far this time around.
“This is typical Cam Newton behavior on the 7-on-7 scene,” TJ told Fox News.
Newton has yet to address his side of the story which I assume is coming soon.